Steve and I went on the Glacier Spirit for a Friday Harbor Cruise with whale watching adventure. Friday Harbor is a quaint little town located in the San Juan Islands and from Port Townsend to Friday Harbor there is a good chance at spotting several types of beautiful whales along the way. Common are the Orcas (also called Killer Whales), unfortunately, we had an "uncommon" day and only saw one small newly weaned Minke whale and that was when we were in the last hour of our 8 hour expedition. I really enjoyed the trip, even with the lack of whales. Steve said I reminded him of a "labrador" at the bow of the boat.
Our captain took us by Minor Island to view the seals resting on shore with their pups. The is also a 5-foot in diameter Eagle nest on the ground. Apparently the lack of preditors made for this very rare occurance. We didn't get to see the eagles as they were probably hiding somewhere with the whales. We did however get to see the seal of Friday Harbor. According to the captain, the one-eyed seal has been making the marina rounds for over 25 years. I didn't know they lived that long?
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