Sept 16th – Added element in today’s sail with the enchantment of sailing through fog. We could hear the calls of sea birds and sea lions before they became visible.…
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Around Lopez Island with the T18/19 Transient Orcas
Sailed down Rosario Straitand around Lopez Island with the T18/19 Transient Orcas (Mr Floppy Fin is the big male). We came through the pass of Castle Rock and the South…
Read moreSwirl, Blind, Castle and Colville
As mighty waters ebb and flow against the Lopez shore. We caught the ebb to ride out through Cattle Pass and visit the islands south of Lopez. Swirl Island, Blind…
Read moreSail around Lopez meeting with J pod at sunset
Picked up folks from The Edenwild for a sail around Lopez. After riding the rapids passed Dead Mans Island and Whole Rocks and sailing through the maze of Islands South of Lopez…
Read moreFin Whale encounter
There once was a whale called Michael Finnegan He blew out and then blew in again Then grew whiskers on his chin again Poor old Michael Finnigan, begin again… The second…
Read moreOf Eagles and Kingfishers and Puffins
Bird watching Sailing Iceberg Point Lopez Island
Read moreFireworks in Friday Harbor and Lopez
After sunset over the Islands we sailed into Friday Harbor July 4th Fireworks display. Finishing with a night sail past Turn Island for the Lopez Island Firework display.
Read moreSail to South Lopez with a hunt for Beach glass
Sailed to South Lopez. Anchored McArdle Bay and went a shore to a pristine beach of colored pebbles and historic beach glass. Ecstatic to see one of our rare Tufted Puffins.…
Read moreExploring the beaches of South Lopez Island
Love to use the Bullfrog Tender to go ashore to another land, in this case the remote pristine beaches South of Lopez Island
Read moreAround Lopez with Transient Orcas
The Plan was to Circumnavigate Lopez. What we didn’t know was that Transient Orcas had the same plan. We met them charging in through Cattle Pass with 6 knots of…
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