Superpod, Super Day
Share This trip was one of the best whale watches of my life. We motored off to the southwest side of San Juan Island, where we met up with the Southern residents, (and a minke whale!) At first, we...
View ArticleThe Dorchestra
Share We left on the M/V Sea Lion for one of our spectacular sunset tours. Earlier that day we had seen a mixture of J and K pod heading north on the west side of San Juan Island. So, we headed north...
View ArticleBreaching orcas and a baby Bald Eagle
Share For the past few days, we’ve been meeting up with the residents on the west side of SJI, so today, when we had a report for Boundary Pass, we were excited to be able to switch things up. So, we...
View ArticleFlying Whales in Haro Strait!
Share Today was (as usual) a fantastic day! My co-natty Erik, captain Mike and myself had a boat full of excited passengers, sunny skies and great whale reports ahead of us. We left the dock and headed...
View ArticleGulf Islands and J Pod
Share We often tell guests that Killer Whales can travel 100 miles in a day, a point of reference for the potential for viewing them in this immense archipelago. As we left Friday Harbor we were...
View ArticleWhale to do
Share It was a drizzly morning here in Friday Harbor, but we definitely needed that rain and by the time the afternoon rolled around the sun was peaking out again. Capt. Jim, 9 guests, and I all left...
View ArticleActive Orcas
Share There’s a few things you should know about orcas. First: they’re fast. They can get up to 30 knots on a good day. And you’re all, “But that’s not that fast, Erick” and then I’m all, “Well,...
View ArticleA Very J16 Tuesday
Share Today myself, Brendan and Captain Pete got out on the Sea Lion to a beautiful day, hopeful whale reports, and a boat full of excited passengers. Word of the day was West side, so we went South...
View ArticleMystical Mysticetes
Share On Thursday y’all, we got a rare treat. Usually out here in the summer we have many orca encounters, but there are many other cetaceans (aka whales) that also share the waters of the Salish Sea....
View ArticleJ Pod Soiree in the West Side-July 18, 2015
Share Today myself, Alex and Captain Mike left the dock on the Sea Lion with a boat full of excited passengers, great whale reports and a beautiful evening ahead of us. As we left Friday Harbor we...
View ArticleA Murder most Transient… July 22nd, 2015
Share Today Captain Gabe and I left the dock on the Kittiwake with a boat full of excited passengers, sun in the sky and reports of something a little different than our average tour: Transients (cue...
View ArticleSuperPodia
Share If you haven’t heard yet it’s Superpod week on San Juan Island. This is now an annual event that brings together whale researchers, whale watchers, whale enthusiasts, conservationists,...
View ArticleAn Afternoon Social – Whale style
Share It was one of those classic Pacific Northwest day, grey, foggy, eerie making everything look a little more magical than they usually do. We had some rumors of some Southern Residents just off of...
View ArticleThe Gang’s All Here–Southern Residents off Stuart Island
Share Today we left the Friday Harbor dock and motored north on a report of whales heading in to Boundary Pass from East Point. By the time we got that far north, they had already reached Stuart...
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