San Juan Islands Sea Kayaking from Anacortes

I just got the report that our favorite local family of Orca Whales is swimming down Rosario Strait this morning. Our Early Bird Burrows Island trip is probably going to get lucky again!

We also have a 3-Day camping trip out on Cypress Island that may have seen them, I'm just waiting for our guide Monica to call in to let me know. Jeff Porter is coming back from a 5-Day tour to Sucia Island, he was on the water paddling at 6 a.m. and so it is almost certain that he and his guests had an encounter.

As always, we never want to give our guests the impression that this is the sort of thing that can be expected, but boy have we been fortunate over the last couple of seasons! The whale-watchers, local fishermen, and biologists seem to have the common opinion that the whales will once again be spending more time over here in the eastern San Juan Islands and less time on the west side.

In other news:
It's a little early for the big push of seal pups, but we've seen a few showing up in the kelp beds near Deception Pass and Burrows Island. Maybe the abundance of fish in Rosario Strait is the cause.
Also, the peregrine falcons are once again sitting on eggs in their nest on the cliffs of Burrows Island. In a couple of months we will be hearing the chicks incessantly calling to their parents for more food.