Friday, July 21, 2006
Mid-Summer Sea Kayaking
It's just too darned warm on land right now! Temps have soared into the mid-80s as a heat wave descends over the San Juan Islands. There's nothing to do but get into a kayak and cool down in the cool marine air.
This last week has been so much fun. Seals are everywhere! We've had some great encounters with young pups who have been following alongside our boats, much to the chagrin of their more cautious mothers. Just yesterday Wayne and his guests had one of the most intimate seal encounters to date. One of the local adult seals who we frequently interact with inside the marina actually swamm directly alongside, and underneath, the boats for quite sometime. As they sat quietly in the water the seal would repeatedly approach the kayaks and roll over, exposing it's bellt to everyone. It seemed to relish the interaction. So did everyone on the tour.
Tara was out at Cypress Island on an Outer Island trip and saw two Coyotes on Cypress Island! Now this may not seem very significant at first glance, but there have been no previous reports of Coyotes on any San Juan Islands other than Burrows and Allan Islands. It seems that these resourceful canines are expanding their range even further into the area.
Right now we've got a multi-day trip staying out on Strawberry Island. Those lucky souls are experiencing a night on one of the San Juan Islands' most amazing campsites. The sunset must have been incredible tonight! We'll report back on how that trip went later.
Eagle Bluff is now officially open for the year. Now our multi-day guests will also get to experience a view of the San Juans that is absolutely unsurpassed, standing on a 700 foot cliff facing out towards Canada.
This report's image is of a colony of Green Aggregate Anemones, taken by one of our lead guides- Jeff Hoeben. For the next week the tide will be very low during part of the days, lots of interesting things like this will be available for us to see.
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