Blogs and News about Battleship Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sun, 5 Jul 2009
Merrily We Roll Along: Motu iti's logDay 3 ( if this is Tue. our destination must be Friday Harbor on San Juan Island). (n48 32 48 w123 00.78). Clear to partly cloudy, Seas 1ft wind 5-15 kts, Great sailing after the wind came up. ... After provisioning we motored north around Battleship Island and west into Haro Strait where we meet up with the rest of the fleet. At first the water was very smooth but with about 3ft rolling waves. Later the current was out of the north and the wind was out of the south and ...
Whale of A 'Purpose': Whale of a Mystery - Chapter 4Day four...where will Spock and Comet be this morning?....down in Puget Sound?...out in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, like yesterday morning?...or back up closer to San Juan Island? ... by 12:15 they were about 1/2 mile west of Battleship Island ... at 1:18 they were headed for Mouat Point... they kept going north...I think Mouat Pt. is a deciding point for the whales...will they go Boundary Pass or will they go Swanson Channel or will they turn and come back down...this ...
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 ...
Whale Watching » May 4th-The Day J-Pod Returned!Soon we were in Haro Strait near Battleship Island when we saw our first blows in the distance. Word had come over the radio by then that J-Pod had finally returned, and rumors were about that K-Pod or L-Pod might also be mixed in. ...
T40 aka Captain Hook travelling with the T124s and T90s in Haro ... After travelling for just over an hour we reached the north side of Henry Island, near Battleship Island , in the north end of Haro Strait and spotted some other whale watching vessels travelling with two Transient 'mammal eating' killer ...
Sea Kayak Tour TodayWe took a short break near Battleship island , on the west side of Henry Island. The kelp forests are still thick, and provide great habitat for wildlife. We had our first close encounter with a Harbor Seal out there. Great views. ...
Thanksgiving WeekendLots of Harbor Porpoise around Battleship Island in Haro Strait, just north of San Juan Island. It's always fun to paddle with porpoise, especially in calm water. That's all for now. I will report later with more whale information. ...
excellent kayak trip todaywe launched from san juan outfitters dock in roche harbor, and immediately encountered a number of seasonal birds: surf scoters, harlequin ducks, common mergansers, hooded mergansers, and buffleheads. as we continued north and west ...
Orca Whale Watching - Wildlife - San Juan Island: Orca Baby, Seals ... Guests and crew saw "L" pod which were just north of San Juan Island (near Battleship Island ). The mother of the new L pod baby was pushing the baby around with her nose. The day was gorgeous and the water flat. ...
back roads group goes kayaking off san juan island that is battleship island in the backgroud. it is a national wildlife refuge. he is sitting in one of our favorite kelp forests with the guests. here is another of that tours guides: sammie.






