Blogs and News about Allan Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Orca Whales Just Off AnacortesAt the south side of Allan Island , we started seeing dorsal fins! We had orcas right off Anacortes! The first whales we spent time with were Blackberry and his little brother Mako. They were definitely engaged in some fishing. ...
Spring Kayaking in the San Juan Islands Once again the resident pair of Peregrine falcons is nesting on the cliffs in Allan Pass (the narrow waterway between Burrows Island and Allan Island ). For the last seven years our kayak tours have enjoyed watching these beautiful ...
2010 San Juan Orca Challenge: New Date, New Course! From south end of Allan island cross Burrows Bay over to Biz Point. Keeping shoreline on the port until reach Bowman Bay. Round Deception Island and return along same route, keeping Biz Point on starboard now, and cross Burrows Bay to ...
Cheating the Ferry: Anacortes to Friday Harbor - The Dash Point PirateMemorial Day weekend happened to have perfect currents for this trip: an ebb in Rosario Strait in the morning predicted for 3.4 knots, and a flood in San Juan Channel in the afternoon at 4.9 knots. But the southerlies, predicted for Sunday and ... Since there was no way I could make significant progress against a current that strong I just paddled with the current, hoping to duck in between Burrows and Allan Island for protection. But further south the waves were smaller, ...
San Juan Islands Aleegria Island; Allan Island ; Anderson Island; Armitage Island; Barnes Island; Barren Island; Battleship Island; Bell Island; Blakely Island; Blind Island; Boulder Island; Brown Island; Buck Island; Burrows Island; Cactus Islands ...
Allan Island Hopefully a planned trip to San Juan Island this summer will show us some more again. Whales off Burrows Island in 2007. We broke for lunch at the Cascade Marine Trail Site on Burrows. There was no sun in this little cove so it was ...
