Tag Archives: Orca Whales

Satellite Island – Camp Orkila’s Outpost

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Deb Garland

Stuart Island is a favorite destination of ours with its marine state park, one room schoolhouse, and Turn Point Light Station where visitors often see pods of Orca whales. Two sheltered harbors give boaters safe anchorage, but we prefer Reid … Continue reading →

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Posey Island – An Easy Sea Kayak Adventure

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Deb Garland

Venture into the San Juan Islands by sea kayak for a few days and the inevitable question arises about where to camp overnight ashore. One favorite destination is Posey Island, a one-acre marine state park located north of Roche Harbor on … Continue reading →

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H is for Henry Island

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Deb Garland

An island shaped like an H, settled by an early pioneer, Henry Perkins, and named Henry Island in 1841 by explorer, Charles Wilkes, for his late nephew, Henry Wilkes, killed in a skirmish in Fiji? Believe it! (Photo courtesy of the … Continue reading →

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Gem of Stuart Island

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Deb Garland

We squeezed our first sail to the San Juan Islands into Christmas vacation in the middle of my third year of teaching. Weather proved to be windy and wet, so we donned our foul weather gear. And when we arrived, … Continue reading →

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