Wild Ocean Mists 10 Day

Our first adventure of the season and co hosted with Cloud Ridge Naturalists was a wonderful and exciting time.  Since the high seas prevented us from making it all the way out to Lituya Bay we explored the West Arm, East and accessible rugged outer coast area’s.  Highlights to me were the early arriving acrobatic Humpback whales, our minus tide- intertidal paddle where we saw nudibranchs and other little seen sea creatures, 2 pairs of courting brown bears, newborn mountain goats and of course our majestic mountains and glaciers.  I love spring!

New kid on the Rock!

New kid on the Rock!

 

Transiting to Port Townsend, WA

Boat Haven

Port Townsend, WA: Boat Haven Marina

We are about 3 hours out of Port Townsend where the Sea Wolf goes for her annual repair, maintenance and beautification process.  It was a beautiful morning with the haunting call of the Common Loon ushering in the sunrise. Hard to believe it was light at 7 am, amazing what a 1,000 miles further south brings in terms of daylight. Hundreds of seabirds wintering here and many ducks as well- floating on the sound barely ruffled by our passing. Pigeon Guillemots, Common Loons, Double Crested Cormorants, Horned and Western Grebes, Harlequin Ducks, Mergansers, and Buffleheads are stretched across the inlet we just passed through.

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