Sunday, April 13, 2008

Luhr's Landing, around Anderson Island and back

A warm Spring day, a willing flotilla, and a picnic lunch. all you need for perfect day on the water. 15.2 miles of beautiful water.   


Wild life encountered:
pacific harbour seal
california sea lion
common loon
arctic loon
western grebe
bald eagle
orange sea pen
anenome
sun star
sand dollar
pigeon guillimot
king fisher
merganser
scoter
star fish
jelly fish
great blue heron
dungeness crab
red rock crab
salmon
sea run cutthroat
kids
clams
power boater
sea cucumber
barnacle
mussel
moon snail
starry flounder
killdeer

not a bad wildlife list for a day paddle in the Puget Sound!

check out Kaj's photo blog for some fun images.

Fearless Adventurers:
Nils
Mikaela
Terese
Maylon
Kaj
Lisa
Ted 

Human powered vehicles:
two Sea Clipper canoes and Lisa's Arluk 1.8 sea kayak

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Spring Paddle to the Spit



Paddled out to the Spit on the Nisqually Delta one day over spring break.  We had Great company (thanks Kris!) and saw eagles, seals, giant limpets, gulls, and sunshine.  We'll definitely return when the mercury rises a little and the arctic terns start to migrate.  Great day for a sneak peak of spring in the Pacific Northwest.