August 24, 2022 – We sailed south after leaving Friday Harbor. As we came through the pass by Turn Island we found a deer and a raccoon exploring the island…
Read moreMultiple minke whales on Salmon Bank & a Sea Otter
Minke whales on Salmon Bank
August 22, 2022 – South to Salmon Bank where we found multiple minke whales including one with the nickname “Trotsky II”. Other wildlife spotted included harbor seals, cormorants, gulls with…
Read moreMinke whale, lunge feeding Humpback on Salmon Bank, and a sunset sail
August 18, 2022 – We saw some cool wildlife including bald eagles, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, great blue herons, cormorants, various diving birds, a minke whale and the best…
Read moreOrcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale
August 17, 2022 – Another epic adventure. We had a nice sail down San Juan Channel towards Cattle Pass and along the islands off the coast of Lopez. When we…
Read moreBrown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt
August 16, 2022 – A great sail as we headed south out of Cattle Pass where we found lots of birds including cormorants, grebes, murres, rhinoceros auklets, harlequin ducks, On…
Read moreMountains, a minke whale, brown pelican and more
August 15, 2022 – A fantastic adventure on the water. Great sailing, harbor seals including new pups, a bald eagle, a (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks, Steller sea…
Read moreGray whale, Tufted Puffins, Minke whales, Brown Pelican, Sea lions
August 12, 2022 – We traveled as fast as we could on the ebb current out of Cattle Pass to catch up with a gray whale who was also traveling…
Read moreMinke whales, brown pelicans, the “naked seal”, and a Humpback playing with kelp
August 11, 2022 – An epic adventure full of wildlife. Bald eagles, harbor seals, great blue herons, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, two (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks,…
Read moreMinke encounter and Southern Resident Orcas from the L12’s
August 8, 2022 – We sailed south and spotted many harbor seals, some bald eagles and saw many cormorants and gulls nesting on Goose Island. As we arrived at Salmon…
Read moreMinke whale “Trotsky II”
August 7, 2022 – After exiting Friday Harbor we drifted behind Turn Island State Park passing many harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. Keeping out of the flood current…
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