Double Rainbow Over Admiralty Inlet - Saturday, November 8, 2008
"Our adventure began just outside the marina with a visit with a couple of California Sea Lions hauled out on a popular Channel Marker!! Each appeared a different shade of brown indicating the lighter brown one had been there longer! Pennipeds haul out on islands, channel markers, rocks and even docks in order to dry off and warm up after hours in the frigid waters! After visiting with the lions of the sea we ventured towards Possession Point and out into Admiralty Inlet! We crossed the channel towards Kingston and began heading north bound. We were nearly to Point No Point when news came over the radio that a nearby boat was missing one of its SCUBA divers! Immediately we changed our course to aid in the search! After informing our passengers of the emergency they responded with binoculars in hand searching right along with the crew! It wasn't long after arriving in the vicinity of where the diver should be that we found him!! Relieved and happy he wasn't hurt we held our position near the diver while his boat came to pick him up! Thanks to the efforts of everyone on board the Island Explorer 3 we saved a life!! Not only was the diver thankful for our assistance, but so was the U.S. Coast Guard being that we saved them thousands of dollars in fuel and man hours that would have been expended in the search! As we left the rescued diver boarding his boat we all noticed that a rainbow had appeared near where we had found him! We resumed our quest for wildlife as we headed into Hood Canal. Salmon were leaping at the surface and Harbor Seals were bobbing in the water as we approached the William A. Bugge Bridge! At the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula a breathtaking full arced rainbow connected the Peninsula to Whidbey Island with a partial second rainbow beside it! Unfortunately a whale wasn't at either end of the rainbow, but our "pot of gold" today included sea lions, seals, Harbor Porpoise, cormorants, Western Grebes, Surf Scoters and one lucky diver! We guarantee whales, so that means all of our guests get to come again for free, for life until they see whales with us!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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