Afternoon to Evening

Yesterday we traveled to the east of Lopez island. The J-pod family were there, and seemed very happy and active today. The calf J-42 was with her mother Slick, and she kept breaching and breaching! It was marvelously cute. The waters were calm, and the wind was only slightly chilly with my windbreaker on. We spent as much time with them as we could, and then cruised back taking Thatcher Pass through the islands. The people on board were fun, and we had a lot of teachers too!

During the evening we went out again, this time Southwest of San Juan Island. The orcas were close by the shore, and were easily seen against the light colored sand and stones in the sunlight. Slick and her baby were there again, along with another J-pod member Mike. The winds were still light, and there were hardly any waves at all. We all retured a little tired, but were content from a day well spent!

-Sarah, Naturalist