On Thursday (8/25) we were able to see all three pods of resident Orca whales (J, K and L pods), up in the NW corner of the San Juan Islands. The warm weather is expected to continue all the way through the weekend – a great time to cool off and enjoy some great scenery… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/25
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San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/23
Another great day of whale watching yesterday (Tuesday). This time it wasn’t Orca whales, it was Humpbacks! We found a pair of them just off Clark Island on our way out to the islands, then after our stop in Friday Harbor we saw them again near Peavine Pass. It’s pretty rare to see Humpbacks this… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/23
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/22
Unfortunately, we’ve got a temporary break in summer today, with cooler temps and rain. However, rain doesn’t affect the whales one bit and we found a group of transient Orcas today, just off the east side of Orcas Island. We happened to catch them having a bit of lunch, a real Animal Planet style experience… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/22
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/19 & 8/20
Our San Juan Islands/Whale Watching tours could not have been any better the last couple of days. We didn’t just see whales, we saw all 3 resident pods of Orcas – over 80 of them in all! They were spotted up in the NW corner of the San Juan Archipelago. With sun and temperatures just… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/19 & 8/20
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/18
Once again we found J & K pods, up near Turn Point in the NW corner of the San Juan Archipelago. We were able to spend quite a bit of time with this group. Looking forward to a great weekend of sun, and whales!
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/15-8/17
We’ve had lots of whales this week to go along with some outstanding weather. We saw members of L pod on Tuesday, then yesterday we saw J & K pods near Jones Island. Sounds like we’ll be seeing them today as well. Our cruise this coming Sunday is currently sold out, but we still have… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/15-8/17
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/14
The best day of the season so far! We ended up going south of the islands for our whale watch/nature search. Not only did we get a chance to watch a transient group of Orca whales spy hop, tail slap and breach all around the boat, we also witnessed a harbor seal scurry and hide… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/14
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/13
On Saturday we saw a group of four transient Orca whales just off San Juan Island – another great show on what was a beautiful day out in the islands. Today (Sunday) we are seeing transient Orcas again – we will post a full report when the boat returns this evening.
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/11
There’s been all kinds of whales in the San Juans over the past few weeks. Yesterday we had a chance to watch several Minke whales, just off the west side of San Juan Island (Salmon Bank). We’re back out today (8/12) on another San Juan Adventure tour through the San Juan Islands, then in the… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/11
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/10
Another great day with the whales yesterday! The bulk of the adult whales we saw just went about their business, although it’s always exciting to see dorsal fins rise out of the water all around the boat. However, there was a baby in the group that had energy to spare, jumping out of the water… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/10
