09/15/17 – M/V Sea Lion – 11 AM Charter After picking up our charter guests from Rosario Resort on Orcas Island, M/V Sea Lion headed south back down San Juan Channel towards the confluence of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro Strait. Within minutes, a harbor...
[Naturalist Sarah C. 8/29/17 M/V Kestrel 2pm departure] As one of our passengers on M/V Kestrel put it, what a truly epic day on the water today! We left Friday Harbor on our 2pm departure in the hopes of finding some whales that had been tentatively reported just...
[7/16/17 2pm KL] Transient killer whales continue to steal the show in the Salish Sea! Our daily Kestrel departure from Friday Harbor today took us East of San Juan Island to the far side of Orcas Island to view the same family of orcas that we also watched all day...
Today we shuffled around Spieden, Stewart and some of the inner islands. As we boarded the boat we prepared for a wet day, but it actually turned out to be very nice. On the south side of Spieden we saw at least 30 or so Mouflon Sheep and got to see the very first...
"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."
