Last Wednesday we ran our last Evening Wildlife Cruise of the season. Since the days are getting short there is not enough light to run a cruise at that time of day. Our Broken Group Islands Wildlife Cruise is still going out daily.
The good news is that over recent years we are seeing sea otters increasingly often. This inquisitive sea otter was enjoying a mid morning snack!
We don’t see Orcas very often but when we do, it is often thrilling – as it was this last Tuesday
Barkley Sound, the beautiful area our tours cruise through ….. rugged and always beautiful, rain or shine!
Some of our more unusual recent sightings: a Tufted Puffin and an ocean sunfish (Mola mola) which we see only on rare occasions and only when water temperatures are higher than “normal”.
At this time of year the Bald Eagles chicks leave the nest to take their first flight. On a recent, windy day this fledgling appeared to be having a bit of a “bad hair” day …
Yesterday’s Broken Group Islands Wildlife Cruise started with a lovely close up sigting of this momma Black Bear with her two playful cubs .
This year we have been lucky enough to have seen the very odd wolf. Our most memorable sighting was in early July: This wolf slowly sauntered down the beach, sat down and stared at us intently for a few moments, then got up and wandered on down the beach. Magical!
Recently we have been welll entertained by Rufous Hummingbirds who visit us at lunch time while we are anchored in the beautiful Broken Group Islands. Thanks to John Morris who let us share his photos.
We anchor for lunch in different places, depending on wind and weather. This was today’s lunch spot in the Broken Group Islands – proof that even a rainy day can be beautiful
