[Lauren Fritz, M/V Sea Lion, 09/08/17, 1:30 pm Tour] Today was foggy. I find days like today so relaxing and peaceful, and leaving Friday Harbor is so exciting because you don’t really know what you’re going to see! Fortunately, the fog around here usually...
[Naturalist Erick D., M/V Kestrel, 8/27/17, 2:00PM] Captain Gabe and I took a full boat out on probably one of our last truly hot days of the year here. We headed south towards a report of some Transient Orcas a good distance away. The report of these...
[Naturalist Erick D., M/V Sea Lion, 8/25/17, 1:30PM] Friday afternoon was full of beautiful pre-autumn sunshine. Captain Gabe, Lauren, and I took an excited group out for another wildlife adventure out on the Salish Sea. It turned out we did not have to...
[8/5/17 10am Kestrel] It’s been pretty smoky here in the San Juans the last few days. Wildfires in our neighboring province, combined with a northern wind, have led to some pretty eerie skies overhead. Combine that with a classic PNW misty morning, and...
[Sarah M. – 08/02/2017 – M/V Sea Lion – 01:30pm] Yesterday we had a wonderful trip aboard the M/V Sea Lion from Friday Harbor on our afternoon whale watch. This time of year we sometimes experience smoggy conditions due to wildfires burning around the area. When the...
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