With guests aboard and the sun on our backs, we were feeling lucky just being out on the water. To make the day even better, a call came in that there were transient orcas on the west side of San Juan Island! We motored around the north end of San Juan and caught up with two of the members of the T137s near Lime Kiln State Park We followed the pair north to Henry Island where they made a kill, which was likely a harbor seal. After the commotion of the hunt, the other two members of the group came out of no where to enjoy the meal! These orcas were spotted over a hundred miles north in Nanaimo BC just yesterday!
On the way home we saw many Bald Eagles and Steller Sea Lions hanging out on Spieden Island. We cannot wait to be back on the water next week!
Naturalist Emily
M/V Sea Lion, San Juan Safaris