After leaving Seattle, we drove up the coast to take the fairy to the San Juan Islands. It was a beautiful trip and the boys loved the boat. Before we had left for our trip, Ryan had declared that he was afraid of boats. That was the first we had heard of that, and Ryan is more fascinated with vehicles than any boy we've ever known. As we expected, he loved the boat.
In the San Juans, we went on a whale watching tour. Orca whales are very common in this area in the summer, so we were hoping to see some Shamus. But the Orcas weren't out that day, but we did see a minke whale and a humpback whale (which is supposedly very uncommon in the area). The boys really had a great time.
We also saw a ton of seals - which were Ryan's favorite. He didn't like learning that the Orcas prey on the seals.
The view around the island was great.
We watched this humpback for quite awhile. He would come up for about 3 breaths, and then on his 4th he would take a deep breath and dive down, showing us his big tail.
We also got to see a baby chick Bald Eagle. Our guides said that he had flown out of his nest the prior week. The boys were interested in learning that Bald Eagles are born with all dark feathers and don't get their white heads until they are about 5 years old.
Mom (who is in the tree in the middle) was nearby trying to coax the (big) baby to fly around more. They were making quite a racket talking to each other.
The last thing we saw were Sea Lions - they were chilling on the rocks basking in the sun. They make quite a roar when they talk.
On the fairy ride on the way back to the mainland we saw the Pacific Northwest mountains for the first time. It had been too cloudy or hazy the previous few days for us to see them. We were most amazed to see how giant and close Mount Rainer was to Seattle on our way back to Portland a couple of days later. We hadn't been able to see it at all while we were there.
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