A truly awesome showing from the T109A2 pod in San Juan Channel on 7/10/24 July 7 Second day Of T65Bs, but we had to travel all the way to Saturna for them! It was a rough day for whale reports with no sightings until 1pm. We had headed north in the morning to… Continue reading Massive T-Party and Incredibly Active T109A2’s
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More Great Time with Transients and Baker Views
Nice diversity of shots from Kurt Leipold on 7/6/24 June 30 Lucky day today! T46 Bs were spotted at Clark and Burnes, very close to home. This group of whales is interesting because a large portion of the pod are very young. Both the matriarch and the next oldest female had calves this last year!… Continue reading More Great Time with Transients and Baker Views
A Three Whale Species Day, A Rainbow Cloud and Much More.
Bald Eagles, T75B’s & a rainbow cloud on 6/25/24 June 23 Right as we started serving lunch, Casey and I saw a spout in the distance. Turns out it was the T37 killer wales. They were going for depper dives and hard to track. Then we realized the T34’s were with them, and we even… Continue reading A Three Whale Species Day, A Rainbow Cloud and Much More.
Active Orcas, Humpacks and Greys Galore!
Incredible shots from Betsy Stewart and her Sony A1 w/ 200-600 lens on 6/22/24 June 16 Reports on whales were super fast this morning and incredibly close to port. We made a slow journey by Viti Rocks and Peapod Rocks during lunch to give us a little time. Lots of bald eagle activity today, scaring… Continue reading Active Orcas, Humpacks and Greys Galore!
Big Mama and Moon Walking
June 10 We first stopped at a buoy to find 2 sleepy Sea lions. They were super cute, one was using the other as a pillow. We got info that there were whales going against the current, traveling slow north of orcas island near Point Doughty. We were afraid that they were going to turn… Continue reading Big Mama and Moon Walking
First Long Week of 2024 Cruising
Stellers vying for space & T124C Cooper on 6/5/24 cruising up the west side of Orcas. Two humpbacks near Deception Pass, with one spy hopping on 6/7/24. (Bottom left and center Photos by Matt Nobles) June 5 Starting a cruise with juvenile Stellers vying for buoy space off Sinclair Island, is certainly not uncommon, but… Continue reading First Long Week of 2024 Cruising
A Weekend with Baleens
June 1 An interesting day with humpbacks, Divot and her new calf by Lopez Island. After getting one of our standard starts to the tour with looks at Steller sea lions on a buoy, we made our way to Lopez Channel where we came on scene with the pair of humpbacks. The calf was incredibly… Continue reading A Weekend with Baleens
A Long Weekend with Lots of Looks at Whales.
The T124’s with the new calf actively hunting, and vocal seals on May 25th. May 25 A standard start to the day, with some hauled out harbor seals on Viti rocks. They were doing the classic banana pose. We also stopped by a navigation marker to check out some snoozing sea lions. We went through… Continue reading A Long Weekend with Lots of Looks at Whales.
The Grey Whale Saves the Day & The T100’s Visit the Puffins
The T100’s and Tufted Puffins by Smith Island on May 18th May 17 Today there were rough seas of five foot swells in the Straight of Juan De Fuca where whales had been spotted, so we avoided the area for calmer seas up north of Orcas Island to see what we could find. We saw… Continue reading The Grey Whale Saves the Day & The T100’s Visit the Puffins
Hi Again to the T90’s and Three More Humpbacks
The T90’s Eagle, Piglet, Tigger & Kanga, and some pigeon guillemots May 11 We saw three humpbacks today! They were seen pretty far South down in the Straight of Juan De Fuca. We circled the unique and spooky Smith Island, famous for being home to the Tufted Puffin seen on our birding cruises. Here we… Continue reading Hi Again to the T90’s and Three More Humpbacks
