Thoughts about the cold Salish Sea waters and encountering an Orca killer whale got replaced with the sublime beauty of gliding upon blue waters, which hugged the coast of San
Juan Island on my first kayak adventure ever.
Surely, not my last.
Thanks to Crystal Seas Kayaking, I had the best guide named Adam.
Here Adam and I pose.
Adam was knowledgeable about the terrain, sea life, even seaweed, which I learned grows--uh oh--a foot a day?--and he made me feel safe.
The beauty of kayaking is being close to nature in a vessel, which I was told rarely tips over and if it does, naturally, we simply hold on to the kayak, turn it over and climb in.
We started our 3 hour adventure in Snug Harbor, a beautiful inlet populated with Madrona trees along its coasts, and offering views of the San Juan Island archipelago.
While the goal of many is to see the endangered Orca whales, I was content that we merely glided under blue skies.
The San Juan Islands are known for beauty and wild-life viewing. While I saw a few eagles and many ducks and birds, a killer whale never showed. No problem.
Laws state that boaters must stay 100 yards away from this endangered species that frequents the San Juan Islands, and 300 yards away if Orcas are with their baby whales.
For more information about Crystal Seas Kayaking, click here.
To read about a potential total ban on whaling, click here.
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