Just when you think you really are at your end, nature gives you a little something to keep you going. John and I have been over here at Deception Pass State Park being campground hosts. See previous blog. Needless to say I was pretty much at my end. We also had family visiting, which was nice but added another layer to the hectic disorder. In an effort to give ourselves a break, we decided to take a day off and do something unique to the area. The park system has provided John and I with (2) free tickets for the Deception Pass jet boat tour. We went and got (3) more tickets so that we could take our parents since it was getting close to the end of their time over here and the weather was suppose to be in the 70's. We left the docks out of Cornett Bay at 4:00 on the tour. It started out as any other tour, with commentary from the captain regarding geology and history facts from the area.
It was not only amazing to get to see these amazing mammals, but to also great to experience it with our parents. None of us had ever seen orcas in the wild, and there is nothing like it. The sounds they make and watching them move as a pod is something I could have spent hours doing.
Sometimes you just need to stop and enjoy what nature has to offer.
We headed out to the Rosario Strait and saw several harbor seals. We then headed over towards Anacortes at about 35 mph, which John thought was really strange, as previous tours he had watched did not head in that direction. I was looking off the north side of the boat when I saw an Orca fin. In my typical style, I tried to get John's attention by making guttural noises and saying something stupid not "not a seal" and pointing. (Family history joke). The captain immediately came to a stop and we got to see a pod of 8 orcas. For twenty or so minutes we got to watch them surface, blow spray and move across the strait.
It was not only amazing to get to see these amazing mammals, but to also great to experience it with our parents. None of us had ever seen orcas in the wild, and there is nothing like it. The sounds they make and watching them move as a pod is something I could have spent hours doing.
Two days later John and I go kayaking in Bowman Bay and get greeted by a harbor seal that just chilled around us.
Sometimes you just need to stop and enjoy what nature has to offer.
1 comment:
Amazing. I only saw a fleeting glance of these amazing creatures when I was up in the San Juans. Glad that nature provided you with some redemption after experiencing the "poop-ier" side of humanity.
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