Bigg's T18's Cross Into Canada

A morning spent taking care of general maintenance and an afternoon started out watching the Bigg’s T18’s Cross Into Canada. I learned as we left the harbor that the T18s were eastbound deeper into USA waters but by the time I got to them they were aiming back across the border.

We spent maybe 20 minutes viewing them as they disappeared into Canadian waters. I wish we could have continued on but until our governments quit playing politics with our lives on the water and realize in all the years we’ve been doing this we have never touched Canadian soil, we have to play by their rules/laws.

A few of the pics have a whale with Patos Island Lighthouse in the background. After leaving the whales at the border we dropped down to view a young Steller Sea Lion on the Boundary Buoy. There is a gong on this buoy and this young one was clearly annoyed by the loud noise with each ring of the bell.

Then we saw some Bald Eagles and other Sea Birds. I took everyone down to Whale Rocks to view the big Steller Sea Lion bulls that get upwards of 2500 lbs.

On my evening tour, it was a private birding photography tour for two and the ladies wanted to see Tufted Puffin. It was a bit lumpy in the strait but I made it happen. Mainly I was positioning the boat for the best lighting and working against the wind. I did grab a few pics but just a few.

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