An Epic 12 Hours

Depart Seattle aboard a Victoria Clipper whale watching cruise at 8:15am bound for Friday Harbor and the San Juan Islands. Let 12 hours of epic adventure unfold…

West Point Lighthouse – Discovery Park, Seattle

San Juan Islands life – Mt. Baker off in the distance

Life is good in the San Juan’s

Cormorants

The two sections of Deception Pass Bridge

Deception Pass Bridge

Sailing away…

A Kenmore Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Turbine Otter takes off from Friday Harbor passing a Washington State Ferry along the way!

The Washington State Ferry docks in the pleasant town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island

Mt. Baker from the waters of the San Juan Islands

US Navy aircraft from nearby NAS Whidbey Island were buzzing overhead including this Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft

Orca off the coast of Lopez Island! More on the Wolves of the Sea in my next post

Friday Harbor has some busy docks!

Stellar Sea Lions near Lopez Island – more on these “Dogs of the Sea” in an upcoming post

A bonus sighting of a Humpback Whale off the coast of Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula on the way back to Seattle!

A glorious sunset to finish a great day!

The last rays of light set Mt. Ranier a glowing

The sun drops behind the Olympic Mountain Range

The sun sets on a fine day

Olympic Mountains at dusk

Seattle City Skyline at dusk from the waters of the Puget Sound

The Space Needle at dusk

Approaching the Seattle Waterfront at dusk

This cruise had it all – perfect weather, plenty of wonderful scenery, amazing wildlife and even some aircraft action overhead for good measure. A perfect day for me!