First of November First Trip Back In Everett!
"Saturday the Island Explorer 3 left from the Everett marina on calm water and in ideal conditions for spotting wildlife! We didn't have to wait long before spotting wildlife, for right outside of Jetty Island we found a couple of California Sea Lions hauled out on a channel marker while one swam circles around looking for room! We continued towards Clinton stopping at another channel marker to visit with another group of sea lions! These channel markers seem to be prime real estate for the sea lions! We continued past Clinton towards Kingston enjoying swimming sea lions and even a Harbor Seal eating a salmon at the surface!! Our journey took us north towards Marrow & Indian Island before turning southward down the Hood Canal. Salmon were seen breaching at the surface! One unlucky salmon appeared in the mouth of a hungry Harbor Seal. His eating attracted gulls which hovered near the seal in hopes for a morsel! Moments later our guests enjoyed great looks at Harbor Porpoise as the slowly rolled through the water before disappearing. With the floating bridge in sight we made the turn north bound. Although we had a wonderful day out on the water, visiting with a wide variety of wildlife and experiencing some events worthy of National Geographic's coverage, we unfortunately didn't get to visit with any whales. Our guests will have the opportunity to join us on another trip free for life until they do see whales with us! This is because we guarantee seeing whales on every trip! Other wildlife seen on our adventure included: Western Grebes, Pelagic Cormorants, Red-necked Grebes, Surf Scoters, Glaucous-winged Gulls, breaching Salmon, Common Loons, and Rhinoceros Auklets!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 11:28 AM
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