About two weeks ago in Seattle we got up very early and clambered onto the Victoria Clipper III and headed off north in search of whales.
The vessel wasn’t very full so we got to spread out a little. Luckily they had lots of coffee on board an free refills.
And the boat could haul a** as we say in Oklahoma. It could have probably pulled a dozen skiers.
We saw all sorts of boats on the way, motor boats, big and small.
And sail boats, most moving with their motors.
And big ole houses right on the water.
And beautiful bridges.
We got to Friday Harbor and spotted this classy yacht, the MV Olympus. It used to be the governor’s personal yacht way back when and the subject of some scandal because of the cost. It is now privately owned and is displayed at classic boat shows. You can charter it if you want. You want to know how much?? Hahaha, well then you can’t afford it as they saying goes.
At Friday Harbor we had lunch. I went geocaching and found my very first Washington geocache. No lie, the photo above was taken at the cache site.
While hunting for whales we saw some spectacular skies.
And some harbor seals. They don’t really like Orca whales, but the whales love the seals.
We saw some deer on a wildlife preserve on an island.
And then finally!!
We gave up. I got this pic from the NOAA web site. (Sorry)
We would like to have seen some whales but we had a great trip anyway.
We saw some more great scenery on the way back to Seattle.
I never got tired of seeing the Space Needle. Seattle has to have the prettiest skyline of any city I’ve ever visited. (Nope, hadn’t been to Paris, yet.)
great pix. i wanna go there .. i wanna go there tho that ferry reminded me of the ferry from Boston to Provencetown .. whence i got so so so horribly seasick ..
Aw…too bad about the no whale sighting…but you did get to see a beautiful part of the country!
I definitely agree wit you. Seattle does have the most beautiful skyline of any city I have ever visited in the US. The ride over to the San Juans is such a nice one. I have never seen any whales, either. All of your pictures are great. You have brought my trip back to life for me. genie
What a wonderful day on the water. You got some spectacular images, even though none of whales. 🙂 Now you have a reason to do it again! 🙂
I love your photos and you have captured more of the beauty of this wonderful place!! I’m so glad you had such a great trip!! Seattle does have a beautiful skyline doesn’t it? Have a great weekend!!
Awe, sorry you didn’t see any whales. But the rest of the voyage sounds fantastic. And you actually found a geocache in Seattle!
Bummer about not seeing any whales, but looks like you saw a whole bunch of other cool stuff. Seattle is an awesome city. Ranks second to San Fransisco for me. Seems like your geocache was near the whale museum.
This is a great sequence. You saw plenty of whale neighbors and such. Glad you got to a cache, too. We are specializing in not finding things but making the most of it! Great view from the cache site.
Wonderful variety of water views and love those billowing white clouds hanging low over the water!
Try a holiday on Maui from Christmas to March and you are certain to see humpbacks. Amazing sight.
Great shots of your Whale trip, the fun is in the journey as they say.
I’m really enjoying your posts on Seattle. My 2 boys spent a summer working on San Juan Island and we went out to visit them. It was a great trip. We didn’t see any whales, either, but we did look for them.
Seattle DOES have a pretty skyline!