Another trip to the orcas on a much faster zodiac today. After suiting everyone up with matching foul weather gear….even though it was close to 80 degrees today, we took off for our “Adventure Whale Watch.” We landed all the way up in Canadian waters, but saw a family of orcas, one humpback, tons of seals, and two eagles. The Kestrel was such a fun way to race through the San Juan Islands. With only 20 passengers and high speeds, we sped through the islands for four hours.
The islands are really, truly some of the most special landscape I have ever seen. After returning to Friday Harbor, Thatch and I spent the afternoon driving around the island in our Jeep to visit the Lavender Farm and Alpaca Farm. We also stopped again at Lime Kiln Park to see if we could view whales from land, but didn’t see any. Thatch dipped his toes in the ocean though and snagged a piece of the super strange seaweed that floats around the Salish Sea. It’s super tubular and odd….I’ve never seen anything like it (see the photo below).
The sun doesn’t set until 9:15….which makes for perfect late dinners on the harbor or reading on our deck. Traveling with a 12 year-old means not finding live music and having a few cocktails to end the day…. but, I wouldn’t trade it for a thing.
Good Morning Gloucester 