Blogs and News about Blind Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sat, 31 Jul 2010
surf: karmic voyager: northern latitude adjustmenttiny little white sand islet in the san juan islands. this little speck of land was just a pee stop, really, but one of the prettiest places i've ever stopped to get out and pee... here we are after our first day of paddling. it was a quick 6 miles from fisherman's bay on lopez island to a little tiny island called blind island . we were basically alone with our guitar, boxed wine, hot dogs and plenty of time to swim in the clearest, prettiest ocean water i've seen in ...
Orca Whales Just Off AnacortesWe made our way to the south end of San Juan Island where we got a couple of looks at a minke whale before we left in search of orcas. We didn't have to go much further before we found Slick and her family (Mike, Keet, Alki and Echo). ...
Places We Go – Shoal Bay, Lopez IslandSomething we “never” do in the San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands or Inside Passage. The likelihood of hazards in the water is high, and it would ruin a perfect summer of cruising if we damaged our underwater body running gear. ...
Seattle to SidneyWe were finally in the San Juan Islands, and we picked our way through the channels and around the points to avoid the winds and currents. We camped the next night on Blind Island , and paddled over to the Orcas Ferry terminal to get ...
Windborne in Puget Sound: Destination: Blind BayThis picture is taken from Blind Island , looking back into Blind Bay. Shaw Island is one of the San Juan Islands which is served by the Washington State Ferry system. The ferry terminal for the island is on the tip of the Eastern arm ...
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 ...
Shaw Island - The Dash Point PirateI planned to paddle around Shaw Island clockwise and timed my launch to take advantage of a weak flood current in San Juan Channel. Like the morning before, the wind was blowing from the southeast, which gave me a little boost. ... a pleasant paddle along the northern shore of Shaw now that I was sheltered from the wind. The forecast predicted lighter winds later in the day. Occasionally I could feel it still blowing, like when I crossed over to Blind Island for lunch. ...
