[6/29/17- M/V Kestrel- 2:00PM] The Southern resident killer whales have returned! Having left North several days ago, they were out of range for whale watching vessels in the San Juan Island region. But the tides have turned, and today the residents were seen just to...
Lauren Fritz, Naturalist, San Juan Safaris, M/V Kestrel, 06/27/17, 10 am & 2 pm Tours Some days, it really pays off to be on a boat that can cover some ground and get to some remote locations! We traveled around 50 miles total on our first trip on Kestrel this...
Captain Gabe and I took another group of wonderful folks out on the M/V Kestrel yesterday, and for me it was the perfect weather conditions for Kestrel. Most of the water was pretty flat with some areas getting a little bumpy as the south wind and strong tidal...
[6/26/17- M/V Sea Lion- 1:30PM] M/V Sea Lion was in for quite a trip today as we left Friday Harbor in search of some wildlife. With good reports early on, we were excited as we headed out to the northwest side of San Juan Island in a beautiful day of sunshine. We...
[6/22/17 – 2:00PM – M/V Kestrel] Usually we only see one species of large whale per trip trip but some trips it seems like we’re seeing all the whales! Captain Gabe and I left aboard M/V Kestrel yesterday with a great crew of guests to search...
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