Last Morning at the Beach
It was time to clean up before leaving San Juan Island and heading back to Seattle.
The faster we cleaned up the sooner we could get down to the beach to explore.
It was the lowest tide yet.
We saw some new creatures that we hadn't seen earlier in the week.
We tried to go out to the end of the rocks, but it was slippery with all the seaweed covering the rocks.
A Sea Cucumber.
I think this is a Sunflower Star on its back.
Our first orange Ochre Sea Star
The girls discovered that if you squeezed the Sea Sacs they sprayed water through their tiny pores.
We also saw a Sea Urchin.
This is a Hairy Chiton.
A closer look at the Purple Sea Urchin.
We couldn't figure out what this was, we couldn't get close enough to get a closer look.
We were trying to reach those rocks, but couldn't make it safely.
A purple Sea Star eating his veggies.
I think these are Blood Stars.
A big Red Crab (Cancer Productus). They don't have to worry about ending up on the dinner plate, their shells are too thick.
A Flat Porcelin Crab.
That is a quarter next to the Orche Sea Star.
Susan and Gillian relaxing before we leave.
