Blogs and News about Bell Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sat, 4 Feb 2012
Whales and Dolphins BC Sightings: Transient Orca Attacks on ... Laura, San Juan Safaris. August 28. Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research reports encountering the T100s from Bell Island , WA to Tumbo Island, BC, on their way to Active Pass. August 28. Scenes from the last ...
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | The Captain's Whale Blog!For the next 90 minutes, 3 Victoria boats and 5 U.S. Whale Watching boats combed the area from Orcas Island, Stuart Island, Spieden Island, all the way down San Juan Channel with no luck !!! Killer Whales were spotted from shore earlier in the day, but the 8 boats ... We followed them for 45 minutes as they took us past Crane Island, Bell Island and all around the North side of Shaw Island. The narrow channels and beautiful homes all along the shoreline made for a ...
Orca Whales, Calm Seas, and Sunshine - Whale Watching Reports ... As we made our way up the west side of San Juan Island, right near Lime Kiln Lighthouse, we found not one, but two minke whales! We didn't stay for long because there were orcas right up ahead and we didn't want them to ...
Helicopter crashes off Bell Island ; couple picked up by fishing boat ... A helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon off Bell Island , between Crane Island and Shaw Island's Broken Point.A helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon off Bell Island , between Crane Island and Shaw Island's Broken Point.
Bell 47G Ditches Near Bell Island (yup) | VTOLBLOG The crash occurred in the San Juan Islands, oddly enough, near Bell Island . For the like-minded, I'll save you a search: Robinson Crusoe Island. Update: The preliminary report is now available here. Update 2: Added another ...
Helicopter crashes off Bell Island ; couple picked up - Islands' Weekly Between the time the engine died and the Bell 47 helicopter crashed into Wasp Passage near Bell Island , her husband Dr. John Brantigan — the pilot — had the presence of mind to keep the helo tilted forward so the rotors ...
Wild Rumpus, Waioll top finishers in Shaw Island Winter Classic ... After an hour of steady tacking, Mariana's crew of Karen and Norris Palmer were quite happy to be running up San Juan Channel where we took advantage of several secret back eddies to catch up with the last of the B division fleet off Neck Point. The one- and one-half-mile stretch in Wasp Passage between Cliff Island and Bell Island usually foretells the outcome of this race. It seems that the fast boats always have good winds and fair currents, while the slower boats ...
