“Shit!” “What?” “Ugh…” I rolled over, felt across the tent for Giovannina and realized that she wasn’t there. My eyes didn’t want to work. I coaxed them open and found my headlamp hanging from a pocket in the tent. I … Continued
I almost forgot to mention what happened to those mussels we collected on our way to James Island. Whenever we collect any filter-feeding bivalves from Washington coastal waters (clams, oysters, mussels, etc.), we always check “The Map”. Run by the … Continued
We spent the following couple of days with Tim and Angela in an enchanting little apartment above an antique shop right in the middle of Friday Harbor. The apartment has this great balcony perched over the street, and in the … Continued
Leaving our large, noisy, pinniped friends behind we continued south past Long Island, which really isn’t that long (I’m not even going to bother checking with Edmond S. Meany on this one), and then as the current subsided, we cut … Continued
On Wednesday October 14, 2020, I took a break from writing to join Giovannina and Brittany, a grad student here at Friday Harbor Labs, on their SCUBA dive at Eagle Cove. I didn’t get in the water myself, but helped … Continued
The fog began to move seaward and we were able to see the whole length of San Juan Island, all the way down to the bluffs above Cattle Point. To the south, the Olympic Mountains began to peek out from … Continued
We awoke at 5:30 am and after a quick breakfast and minimal packing, were on the water by 6:30 am. The day was just awakening. The air was still and few birds were out, only the occasional gulls coasting the … Continued
We wanted to get an early start to catch the southbound currents in Haro Strait and ride them all the way to San Juan County Park. According to both Deep Zoom and the Current Atlas, the currents were set to … Continued
“WHALES!!!” “ORCAS!!!” “WHALES!!!” Giovannina was shouting as she ran in her flip flops along the rocky edge of Jones Island. We had been packing up after a lovely breakfast with Gretchen, Noel and Odin when, seemingly out of nowhere, there … Continued