We drove to Anacortes, WA, to get on a charter boat to search for orcas. They said we lucked out because they spotted a family of orcas fairly close to the shoreline and we wouldn't have to go far to spot them. The tour was about 3.5 hours and during that time we saw a family of killer whales at two separate locations, a bald eagle, and a bunch of seals on an island. We also went under Deception Pass which is a bridge that connects two islands, a lot of people go to see the current in the water that flows under the bridge. During the ebb and flow tide current speeds will rise, flowing in opposite directions. This swift current can lead to standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies. If you find yourself in the middle of this current and put your boat in neutral the boat will spin 360 degrees in place. The water in the strait we were riding through was so blue, which has been a common theme in all of the water we are seeing around Washington, it is so beautiful!
