The Whale Left Behind
We have seen some interesting responses from people when we tell them we are looking for a whale whose population has only around thirty left. Most people look at us, raise their eyebrows, tilt their head to one side, nod slowly up and down, and pause a bit before responding. Their responses make sense. If someone else told me they were looking for a bird or fish or lizard that only spends 10% of its lifetime where humans can see it and there’s only a handful left, I might re
Homing in on Winter
It feels almost the right amount of time to reflect on our voyage of circumnavigating Vancouver Island; one day of reflection for each day underway. Orion returned to Seattle and was tied up at the dock thirty-seven nights ago, line two, then four, followed by one and three. Although being home is usually a comforting feeling, this felt unfamiliar for everyone onboard. Shilshole is a great marina, but it’s no Telegraph Cove where we watched orcas from lawn chairs next to the
