I’ve wanted to go back to the San Juan Islands, arguably one of the most beautiful areas of Washington State, since the first time I visited by ferry decades ago. It was there that I fell in love with Washington.
A while back I heard about a San Juan Island cruise offered by Puget Sound Express in partnership with Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society. The three day birdwatching and wildlife cruise sounded spectacular. From Sequim our voyage was just across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The photo above is of the MV Glacier Spirit, the family owned cruiser we traveled on.
Inside was comfortable and warm with snacks, lunch, coffee, and good cheer.
This is a chart of our travels over three days through the San Juans, shown in yellow. Vancouver Island is the large land mass on the upper left; to the far right is northern Washington and the city of Bellingham. The thin pink and red lines show our route as we looked for whales, dolphins, birds, and other sealife through the large and small islands of the San Juan archipelago. I’ll show you what we saw over the coming days.
What great fun! I’ve been in that area only one time. I’m very envious of you and will look forward to your coming photos!
3 day tour? Birding and whale watching?! I’m excited for you just reading about the prelude to your adventure! Look forward to seeing your photos.
That sounds like a trip well worth taking!
They are indeed a beautiful set of islands, as are the rest of the Gulf Islands on our side of the border, so lucky you!
This looks like great fun, Kay. I have the San Juan Islands on my bucket list, too.
Spectacular!! How I would love this trip. We decided to book an Alaskan cruise in mid-June. Never been on a cruise. If we were younger, I would have planned a slightly different trip, but living fully in the present is most important! Cost a King’s Ransome, but I know it will be worth it!!