on the south end of Jones island
We enjoyed a Spectacular star-studded night, bright half moon, warming campfire, visits from racoons, deer, eagles & seals....
Sunday we slept in, took our time packing up & set off, weaving through Yellow & Wasp islands, with more close-up nature sightings of hauled out seals, harlequin ducks & greebees....and then across San Juan Channel on over to pull out at the convenient kayak docks in Friday Harbor...
The Ultimate grande finale of our trip occured just before we entered Friday Harbor, when two HUGE steller sea lions appeared quite close to Steve & started having a feeding frenzy on big salmon....it was absolutely Amazing to observe....
Once back in dry clothes, we met up with our friend & fellow paddler David Halpern for lunch, sharing stories & laughs! 
...then wheeled our boats onto the ferry and enjoyed a free ride back to Anacortes, just as the winds & rains were really picking up...
poor quality, kinda funny video of a couple of Big, hungry Steller sea lions surprising us in SJ channel


"Killer whales from the Salish Sea are some of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world and toxin loads are considered a factor in causing the decline of the southern resident population. Disease too is a major threat to the long term health of killer whale populations... 

