The season is off to a great start, with lots of sunshine, warm temperatures and great whale sightings. While the season got off to a slow start in early-to-mid May, it’s been excellent the past few weeks, with frequent sightings of transient Orca whales, Humpbacks, and now the resident Orcas (J, K and L pods)… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: Resident & Transient Orcas + Humpbacks!
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End Of Season Report – Lots Of Whales & Sunshine All Summer Long!
What an amazing season this was – the weather was close to perfect with lots of warm sunshine, but this was topped by the number of whale sightings. With the season over we saw whales on just over 95% of our cruises, and there was a great variety of whales to be seen as well.… Continue reading End Of Season Report – Lots Of Whales & Sunshine All Summer Long!
Whales & Wildlife Report: So Many Whale Sightings!
It has been an amazing summer filled with great weather and lots and lots of whale sightings. The majority of the time we’ve been seeing the three resident pods of Orca whales (J, K and L pods), with occasional transient Orca and Humpback whale sightings. Add absolutely amazing weather, with lots of sunshine and warm… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: So Many Whale Sightings!
Photos From June 27th Whale Watching Adventure Cruise
It was a great day in the San Juans yesterday, lots of warm sunshine and whales. A former employee, Eric, was onboard and took some great photos which you can view on his blog. We’ve included a few of our faves below.
Whales & Wildlife Report: June 19-21 Beautiful Days In The San Juans
We have really enjoyed all of the sunshine we’ve received this spring – it’s been absolutely gorgeous just about every day we’ve been out this season. It’s now summer, and this weather is set to continue for the next 7-10 days or so. We’ve seen lots of wildlife on recent tours – Minke whales have… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: June 19-21 Beautiful Days In The San Juans
Whales & Wildlife Report: June 6-8 – Sunshine & Whales
There have been all sorts of whales active in the San Juan Islands over the last few days! Our boats have seen the local Orca pods, transient Orcas, Humpback whales and Minke whales as well. The combination of great wildlife viewing and spectacular sunny days has shown that summer is already here! Passengers have also… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: June 6-8 – Sunshine & Whales
Lots Of Whales – Orcas And Humpbacks
As we move from weekend whale watching tours to daily tours, we’re encourages by all of the great whale sightings we’ve had so far this season, as well as the amazing weather forecast over the next 7-10 days or so. Although there was some light rain today, it’s supposed to warm up into the weekend,… Continue reading Lots Of Whales – Orcas And Humpbacks
Incredible Whale Sightings in May!
The Victoria Star has been out on our deluxe whale watching tour of the San Juan Islands on Saturdays and Sundays in May and has encountered a all sorts of whales throughout the islands! Last weekend we had a great show with a humpback whale off of Saturna Island and also found J-Pod off of… Continue reading Incredible Whale Sightings in May!
A Beautiful Start To The 2015 Season!
We’ve had rainy, gray and windy weather often in the past – it’s always a possibility in the early weeks of May. This year was different though – yesterday we had warm, sunny skies with temperatures in the 70’s. Unfortunately we couldn’t find any whales, but lots of other wildlife including a group of porpoises.… Continue reading A Beautiful Start To The 2015 Season!
Whales & Wildlife Report: September 7, 2014 – Sunshine & Whales
While the kids are back to school and many people have wrapped up their summer vacationing, we’re still running tours daily through September 21st. The sunshine and whale sightings, which have been plentiful throughout the summer, continued this weekend. We had sightings of resident and transient Orca whales, as well as Minke whales, all weekend… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: September 7, 2014 – Sunshine & Whales
