Today the stars aligned and we had beautiful sun, mild temperatures, and orcas! Captain Mike and I left Friday Harbor with a hearty group of passengers and whales on our minds. Though we didn’t have any confirmed reports, there was a rumor kicking around that there...
This morning started off rainy and gray. I was actually looking forward to it, though. After pushing pools of water off of the extremely water-proof canopy and using a squeegee to wipe every last drop of rain off of the windows and benches on M/V Sea Lion, I got...
Yet another day with the cookie clan! We took the Sea Lion to the southwest side of San Juan, just off of False Bay, to watch the most adorable and hunger-inducing trio of J pod to ever exist – the cookie clan. This little grouping consists of Oreo, the...
Yesterday, Graduation day for some, just a normal Monday for others. By graduation day I mean that Captain Gabriel Wilson solo drove our newest vessel, the M/V Kestrel, for the first time. The Kestrel is so fast that it sometimes will travel at or faster than the...
Yesterday Captain Brian and myself took a great group of people on a pretty long and spectacular ride to see some whales. We went north to check out a small group of the Southern Resident Orcas that were swimming towards the Strait of Georgia through the Gulf Islands...
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"When I need a day of Zen and killer whales, it’s my fave thing to do. I highly recommend San Juan Safaris."