Living on the most eastern of the San Juan archipelago islands, Fidalgo island, the variety of trip & training paddle routes from here are endless. While strong currents do exist in nearly every channel surrounding our island shores, learning how to use these currents to travel in the back eddies, the mid-channel-river-like 'green tongue', along with harnessing the strength of the winds (with kayak sails), is what paddling the San Juans is all about to us... Efficiency. Speed. Using what Nature offers to help us achieve our paddling (distance travelling & racing speed) goals. Which sometimes mandates a combination of styles & skills from river and sea kayaking mixed in with occasional surfing and sailing. Adreline rushes. Personal Speed Records. Risk-taking. Innovation. ~Paddle the Islands and let Nature Inspire.~

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Salish Sea mammals ~ Harbor porpoises

While enjoying a lazy, sunny Sunday afternoon picnic from atop our favorite (secret:) Fidalgo island, rocky clifftop look out spot,
 we were spoiled with the pleasure of enjoying the sights and sounds of several harbor porpoises
 feeding gracefully in the boiling currents of the Salish Sea waters just below us for several hours...
*To receive reports of up-to-date sightings of local marine mammals such as these, as well as of the numerous transient and resident whales who visit and travel all around our Puget Sound waters....
Or to report Salish Sea sightings yourself.....contact Orca Network and/or sign up for their regular marine mammal sightings report @ www.orcanetwork.org