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. 8/28/17 M/V Sea Lion 1:30 departure] It’s the beginning of a scorching hot week on the mainland today, with temperatures set to rise above 90 degrees. Yikes! Over here in the San Juans, however, we’re enjoying a typical late-summer...
Lauren Fritz, M/V Sea Lion, 07/31/17, 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm Tours Guests on board the M/V Sea Lion today had a chance to see some wonderful orca behavior from the T37’s and T34’s, all traveling, hunting, and socializing together. On our first tour, we...
Humpback whales have been stealing the show this summer, with regulars like Heather, Divot, Split Fin and Big Mama becoming well-known individuals and sighted on more and more trips as the season goes on. But these familiar and beloved whales aren’t the only...
The Salish Sea is so full of biodiversity and never ceases to surprise me. What started out as a typical July day, with tentative reports of orca whales off the west coast of San Juan Island, turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When we headed south from...
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