Sea Jelly Magic! = Good Luck!

Magic!  Did you know spotting sea jellies on a trip brings good luck?

Here's a beautiful Lion's mane sea jelly and I'd say, yes, we had fabulous luck on Saturday morning!  We leave the dock with a whale sighting reported.  Good luck!  The weather is perfect...sunshine, warm temperatures and flat seas.  Good luck!  Harbor seal pups and adults abound on a rocky reef area right outside the harbor.  More good luck!  Seal pups are bobbing in the water and adults are hauled on the pocket beach by Goose Island!  Captain Pete spots an adult Bald eagle on Deadman's Island way across the pass.  Good eyes!  We zoom over and take a look.  Good luck!  We motor over to Whale Rocks and find the numbers of Steller sea lions have doubled since yesterday!  Double the luck!  A slow ride past the south end of Lopez allows a slow look at a giant eagle's nest and sea birds dot the small island refuges.  So much to see!

And then...as we head out to open water...the whales!

Here's Calypso and her calf Cousteau.

Cousteau races along!

But wait!  It's Matia and her little new one...L-119!  This calf was born in 2012 and today she is very very active.  We watch tail slaps (four in a row!), a mini tail stand, a chin up with open mouth and the grand finale....belly up roll overs!

Now that's a memory I'll carry for a long, long time!  Good Luck!