Tuesday, May 12
Killer whales, sea lions and a floating bridge!
This afternoon was a little rougher out at sea with several white caps and wind and some swell. However, this did not stop the adventures. The Clipper ferry from Seattle had reported whales just off Discovery Island much earlier in the morning. We headed first to Race Rocks to check out the sea lions there and were treated to a nice noisy Stellar and California musical ensemble! Then news came through on the radio of some activity being picked up by the hydrophone at Lime Kiln…. So we headed across to San Juan Island to see what was happening over there. With no sign of whales immediately, we were treated to the rare and rather odd spectacle of part of a bridge being towed across the water, yes, we were completely baffled by that also, and even John admitted to having never seen this before…. Said bridge was complete with road signs and street lamps, pretty fun!!! After the bridge entertainment, along came the whales, very close to the shores of San Juan Island, appearing to be foraging along the waters edge.
A floating bridge, complete with lamp posts and road signs....
Sea lions hauled out at Race Rocks, California Sea lions are darker and smaller than Stellars.
A little California sea lion on his own at Race Rocks
