Paddle San Juan Island’s west side at sunset with an expert guide
Paddle the east side of San Juan Island with a beach stop on Turn Island
Paddle scenic Doe Bay with a guide, with routes that change based on the tides
Paddle Orcas Island’s north shore at dusk and watch the sunset from the water
Paddle to a quiet island for a picnic, hiking, and coastal exploration
Paddle Deer Harbor at night and look for glowing plankton
Paddle Orcas Island’s north shore to remote Point Doughty
Paddle Orcas Island at sunset as bioluminescent plankton light the water
Clarity is geology, not luck: quartz sand, seagrass filtration, and how close the Gulf Stream runs. Thirteen beaches, and the trade-off each one asks of you.
Florida issues no boating license at all. What the marina checks is a safety education card, and whether you need one comes down to one date: January 1, 1988.