We’re not kidding when we tell you every day is different in the world of whale watching. People are often surprised to hear that there is no “usual place” to find orcas around the San Juan Islands. Every morning when we wake up, we’re checking the most current...
On Thursday, we went out on the Kittiwake. Captain Jim, myself, and eight super guests set out towards the south where Haro Strait combines with the Strait of Juan de Fuca to search for orcas! Before we saw any orcas we stopped and saw a whole lot of Harbor Seals...
It was an absolutely stunning start to Memorial Day in Friday Harbor – the annual parade had just finished off with its signature canon firing and the sun was shining with nothing but clear skies on the horizon. We already had reports of a humpback whale traveling...
Today Captain Brian and I took the M/V Sea Lion on a high seas adventure to spot not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR species of cetaceans! We left Friday Harbor and headed south around Cattle Point and up into Haro Strait. The mountains were so clear all around...
Sunny days and shiny Orcas! The Southern Resident orcas still seem to be on hiatus until more salmon start their runs back to the rivers along the coasts of Washington and British Columbia, but that doesn’t mean there are no orcas in the area. Two ecotypes out of the...
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