On our Saturday trip we were delighted to finally see a couple members of the Southern Resident Community back around the San Juan Islands! Strangely, however, it was just K20, Spock, and her offspring, K38, Comet.K Pod members are rarely seen travelling for so long without the rest of their pod.
So, today when we yet again saw K20 & K38 travelling as a duo, people are left scratching their heads as to the whereabouts of the rest of K Pod. Luckily, though, seeing orcas is always awesome and we had a boat load of excited and enthusiastic guests! Captain Craig motored on through a flooding tide all the way down to the Olympic Peninsula (near Sequim, see map) to catch up with the two K pod member, who were headed east. We go where ever we need to in order to view whales.
As the flooding tide helped us homeward, we cruised past Long Island to check out a bald eagle's nest, then shut down the motor to stare in awe at the water rushing through Cattle Pass, creating white caps, and upwelling zones, and back eddies, etc.
The weather got better and better throughout the trip and we pulled into Friday Harbor more than satisfied after a fantastic day on the water.
Until tomorrow,
Ashley, Naturalist
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