Yesterday guests aboard the M/V Sea Lion braved some Pacific Northwest liquid sunshine for what turned out to be a beautiful day out on the water. We headed north from Friday Harbor, with whales on the brain. Members of or spotting network gave us a call to let us...
Have you ever seen a porpoise before? A lot of people haven’t or they didn’t know that they did. Porpoises are a small group of small cetaceans that are related to dolphins, but different…. Both dolphins and porpoises are on the smaller end of being whales and share a...
Yesterday we got to take our fast boat out again! Captain Brian, myself, and a great group of people all donning our sleek red and black exposure suits boarded the M/V Kestrel for a super exciting ride. We headed south and shortly stopped to check out a pretty large...
We meandered south this afternoon toward Salmon Bank, where there was a report of a minke whale. On the way there, we stopped to check out some incredibly active harbor porpoise. These little guys are described as “boat shy,” and often won’t surface...
Naturalist Lauren, Captain Gabe, and I left the dock this afternoon with some of the warmest weather we’ve had in days. Because of the fog, we avoided the south and west sides of the island. We needed to get to Discovery Island because there was a humpback whale...
"A-MAZ-ING!!! What a great experience! An awesome boat ride with friendly and educated hosts. We saw so many whales!!! It was the coolest day! Thank you to all the people who made it a great experience."
"...it was a great experience and one I would highly recommend."
"When I need a day of Zen and killer whales, it’s my fave thing to do. I highly recommend San Juan Safaris."