Another beautiful day. That makes wo in a row!
It was calm enough to head south through Cattle Pass and do an entire circumnavigation of San Juan Island. Whale rocks was packed with Steller Seal Lions, Harbor Seals, and Cormorants and as we headed out toward the straight, with the wind at our backs, we decided it would be the perfect day to just keep on going. We made it all the way around to Henry Island and turned out toward Speiden to try to sneak a peek at some land mammals. Mouflon sheep were out and about and were all the way down on the rocks next to the water. We saw a bald eagle in a tree and another one sitting on top of the hill and noticed a rowdy posse of seal lions in the water at the point, lifting their heads to get a better view of our boat.
We jogged through the Wasp Islands in hope of a possible encounter with a wayward transient, but no luck. We made it back to the harbor without a whale sighting, but under sunny skies and with plenty of other wildlife sightings. Sea lions, seals, eagles, and no rain? Yes please!
Laura
Naturalist, San Juan Safaris