M/V Sea Lion- 5/18
Our trip today on the water was absolutely amazing! We started out the trip on a sunny Friday afternoon, anxiously boarding MV sea lion to see what the day had in store. Our first stop was to check out some stellar sea lions who will be getting ready to head up to Alaska soon. After hanging out with these sea lions for a bit, we continued out into --- to see what else we could find. As we continued out into the open space in between we excitedly saw a blow off in the distance. As captain mike got us furtherer to this 15 foot blow we excitedly realized that on this specific day we would hue the incredible and rare opportunity to see a gray whale! While it is always certainly possible to see gray whales in our waters, it is always an amazing day when we are lucky enough to see them! This is one of the first sightings this season, and guests aboard our trip today we're lucky enough to be treated to more than a half an hour of time being one of the only boats our on the water with this remarkable creature!
This whale is fondly referred to as "Patch" and is identified as Gray Whale #49. Patch is a local icon and celebrity in the San Juan Island Gray whale community! Fans of Patch wait every year for Patch’s return, and this year we aboard M/V Sea Lion got to be the lucky attendees of Patch’s welcome home party!
Until Next Time,
Naturalist Alexandria