San Juan Island
All night we sailed south from British Columbia through the Strait of Georgia for our destination, San Juan Island in the waters of Puget Sound. We made good time and had a relaxing morning onboard. Many enjoyed watching Bob Talbot’s sumptuous video of Dolphins & Orcas while several of the photographers were working hard to finish preparing their images for the 11am slide show presentation. The lounge was filled with “oooh’s” and “ahhh’s” as everyone onboard moved from laptop to laptop, viewing images from our spectacular journey. It was amazing to see how each person’s viewpoint, vantage point, and creative vision was expressed photographically, and then edited to reflect their visual story of our voyage. Along with the slide shows, the “build your own” ice cream sundaes were a big hit.
After lunch we cleared U.S. Customs at Friday Harbor. As we headed out to explore this very picturesque town, we watched as our chefs unloaded the Dungeness crab for tonight’s crab feast. From the marina dock, many of us ventured off to the Whale Museum and continued on from there in search of shopping opportunities. Many of us were surprised to see a wide variety of vintage automobiles (as well as people walking around in vintage attire) as a group of Horseless Carriage Clubs were in town for a visit.
At 4 pm we were all aboard to head out for a sunset cruise in search of marine mammals. We had been advised, “It ain’t over until it’s over” and this evening proved that statement to be very true. Leaving Friday Harbor we rounded the north end of San Juan Island where we encountered multiple pods of the southern resident killer whales. Like a parade going by, we enjoyed gorgeous views for hours as Captain Kalbach continued to position us perfectly for the very best photo opportunities. When the very last bit of sun passed far below the horizon, the sky let loose with a vivid display of sunset colors in the clouds above. In the waters around us, killer whales continued to surface in the sunset-dappled waters. Wow! What a finale to a fantastic expedition.
All night we sailed south from British Columbia through the Strait of Georgia for our destination, San Juan Island in the waters of Puget Sound. We made good time and had a relaxing morning onboard. Many enjoyed watching Bob Talbot’s sumptuous video of Dolphins & Orcas while several of the photographers were working hard to finish preparing their images for the 11am slide show presentation. The lounge was filled with “oooh’s” and “ahhh’s” as everyone onboard moved from laptop to laptop, viewing images from our spectacular journey. It was amazing to see how each person’s viewpoint, vantage point, and creative vision was expressed photographically, and then edited to reflect their visual story of our voyage. Along with the slide shows, the “build your own” ice cream sundaes were a big hit.
After lunch we cleared U.S. Customs at Friday Harbor. As we headed out to explore this very picturesque town, we watched as our chefs unloaded the Dungeness crab for tonight’s crab feast. From the marina dock, many of us ventured off to the Whale Museum and continued on from there in search of shopping opportunities. Many of us were surprised to see a wide variety of vintage automobiles (as well as people walking around in vintage attire) as a group of Horseless Carriage Clubs were in town for a visit.
At 4 pm we were all aboard to head out for a sunset cruise in search of marine mammals. We had been advised, “It ain’t over until it’s over” and this evening proved that statement to be very true. Leaving Friday Harbor we rounded the north end of San Juan Island where we encountered multiple pods of the southern resident killer whales. Like a parade going by, we enjoyed gorgeous views for hours as Captain Kalbach continued to position us perfectly for the very best photo opportunities. When the very last bit of sun passed far below the horizon, the sky let loose with a vivid display of sunset colors in the clouds above. In the waters around us, killer whales continued to surface in the sunset-dappled waters. Wow! What a finale to a fantastic expedition.
