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J pod arrived at San Juan Island on 5/15/13, but were nowhere to be seen the next day. On 5/17/13 they appeared off the South end of the island and continued north up the shoreline in a resting line into the sunset. On the morning of 5/18/13 they were found at Henry Island, a small island at the north end of San Juan Island. They continued south down the coast of San Juan Island until they were in front of a waterfront neighborhood called Hannah Heights and that is where the "Odyssey", the San Juan Excursions boat I work on, found them. After returning to the dock in Friday Harbor, I hurried out to Lime Kiln State Park on the west side of San Juan Island to have a another close encounter with J pod from shore. They had turned around and headed back north right as the Odyssey had left them. Just like the evening before, they went into resting formation and slowly made their way past shore. What an amazing day filled with orcas! If you want your own orca encounter aboard the Odyssey, check out San Juan Excursion's website here.
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Jana
5/20/2013 04:32:48 am
Great job Melissa. Thank you for sharing your encounters. I have not been out to see my J-Pod Orcas for a few years. I adopted Slick and 4 of her calves! I love J-Pod and really enjoyed this blog entry! You have an amazing job!!! I will be sharing your blog on FB...and I will be back to read your blog daily!
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Hannah
4/20/2015 04:06:13 am
I love all these pictures of the J pod! I recently adopted Star, and really enjoyed looking through these.
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AuthorMelisa Pinnow grew up on San Juan Island in Washington State. She attended The Evergreen State College from 2013 to 2017, receiving a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and ornithology. She has been a certified marine naturalist at San Juan Excursions since 2010. It is her hope that sharing her orca encounters will inspire others to love and protect these magnificent creatures for generations to come. Archives
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