Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Kayaking with Killer whales in the San Juan Islands
Our Southern Resident Killer Whales have been at-large since Memorial Day Weekend two weeks ago. This is not necessarily abnormal, but certainly unusual. This is generally the best possible time to see Orcas around here. Luckily for the whale-watch companies, there has been a Gray whale lingering off of Whidbey Island near Deception Pass. There have also been lots of Minke whales way out in the "big water" in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
These kinds of anomalous happenings make me even more glad that we have chosen the high road by not misleading folks into believing that they are likely to see whales on their kayak trip. I imagine that the Friday Harbor companies who hang their hats on this sales pitch are feeling the pressure now, if they care.
On a personal note, our 4 year old son Taiga just received his first kayak! We bought him a Jackson Fun1 and he loves it. We were out on the lake this weekend playing around in the shallow water. His little brother Tashi was also pretty excited about the new boat and I can already tell that he'll take to the sport very soon. It will be fun to watch them develop their paddling skills, and it won't be long before they will be leading kayak tours on their own. (Well, ok, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself here!)
The weather has been incredible for the last month and record warm temperatures have given the summer season an early start. Join us!
# posted by Anacortes Kayaks @ 4:58 PM 
