A QUIET TIME ON THE ISLAND
We haven’t had many trips in the last two weeks. The island is very quiet which is typical for this time of year. It gives us the time we need to work on the boats. The weather has cooperated with sun and warm temperatures. Today is the first overcast day in a while.
We are still seeing Steller sea lions but not in the numbers from early April. We had an elephant seal (3000 lbs) off Turn Point that could care less about our presence. His large head was sticking above the surface with eyes closed snoozing away.
We should start seeing the resident orca whales any day. Up until now there has not been any word of their whereabouts, not along the coast or out at sea. I expect to be getting a phone call soon announcing from our whale sighting network that the whales are back.
On Wednesday we had four minke whales in one area. That’s a welcome sight along with some other signs of summer coming.
minke whale
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