Broken Group Islands – Moody & Magical
The Broken Group Islands – many moods but always beautiful!
Tag Archive for: Raincoast Maiden
Eagles and Sea Otters
We always see a multitude of Bald eagles, especially in the early part of our season, and this year we have also been seeing sea otters almost daily. Here some superb images taken by one of our guests, Patrick Marshall, who came out with us on July 31st
Saying “I Do”
Bald eagles mate for life. Here is a couple saying “I Do”..
One of our More Unusual Sightings
The other day we were lucky enough to see an ocean sunfish (Mola mola), one of the more bizarre creatures we encounter.
Breakfast on the Beach
Some days our tour just starts off perfectly …… with a black bear rolling over rocks along the shore to look for crabs underneath.
Dine “With The Birds”
We love the time of year in the spring when we are visited by hummingbirds while anchored in the Broken Group Islands at lunch time. Our guests literally get to “dine with the birds”.
No Lazy Off Season For Us
So … do we get to just sit around and relax all winter long? No, not exactly.
Right now the salon of the Raincoast Maiden has been transformed into a work zone as we’re oiling, wetsanding, painting, cleaning, polishing ….oh, and I see Alan is replacing a light in the hall.
It is not all work though as we always do manage to escape for a while.
End of our 2017 Season
Our 2017 season is now well behind us. It is with some sadness that we left beautiful Barkley Sound about 2 weeks ago to take the Raincoast Maiden down the coast to Sidney where she is now safely tucked into a boat house. We will be working on her here, getting her ship shape for next year!
Leaving our anchorage in the Broken Group Islands at first light
Lazy Days
Sometimes I feel like that too at the end of a busy day!
Sunfish – Mola mola
A great day out on the water today! One bear, lots of sea lions and seals , several sea otters, two racoons foraging on the shore, lots of sea birds, then this sunfish (mola mola) came right to the boat right as we were watching two Gray whales! Thanks Vivianne Zheng for posting this great picture!
