Category: Bellingham

Whales & Wildlife Report: Transient Orca Whales On Bellingham Bay (T65A’s) – 6/23/17

Today we were fortunate to have an amazing morning with a group of transient orca whales (T65A’s) only 20 minutes after leaving the dock. We were the first vessel with them, meeting up with them in the waters between Lummi and Eliza Islands. There were 5 adults and a baby – all were quite playful… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: Transient Orca Whales On Bellingham Bay (T65A’s) – 6/23/17

Bird Watching Cruise Report – July 7, 2017

We set out on Friday to go to Smith Island, the only place in the San Juan Islands that has a nesting colony of tufted puffins. Unfortunately, the weather was too windy to venture out of the protection of the islands. Smith Island is a few miles south of the San Juans in unprotected waters.… Continue reading Bird Watching Cruise Report – July 7, 2017

Whales & Wildlife Report: A Season Of Great Transient Orca Whale Sightings

It’s been an amazing, and interesting whale watching season so far. Our success rate for seeing whales on our whale watching tours has never been better – since we started in early May we have seen whales on nearly 98% of our tours. While we have occasionally seen the resident pods of orca whales, most… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: A Season Of Great Transient Orca Whale Sightings

2018 Season Off To A Great Start, With Lots Of Orca And Humpback Whale Sightings

Our whale watching tours have been very successful, with sightings of transient orcas, humpback whales, minke whales, and a few gray whales so far. The resident orcas are back as well, and with the weather becoming more and more summerlike each day, now’s a great time to join us on one of our tours! (The… Continue reading 2018 Season Off To A Great Start, With Lots Of Orca And Humpback Whale Sightings

Photos From Our 2018 Season (So Far…)

This season has been one of the best – lots of great whale and wildlife sightings and the weather has been pretty amazing as well. We’ve been fortunate to have some great photographers on board, including loyal customers and members of local photography groups. We also just completed a film shoot, from which we’ll have… Continue reading Photos From Our 2018 Season (So Far…)

More Photos From Our Summer Cruise Season

It’s been a great season – it’s gone by way too fast, but we still have tours going through the end of September. Below we’ve included some of the best photos of the last month or so – we also post photos regularly on our Instagram and Facebook pages.

Celebrate Spring With A Deception Pass Crab Lunch Cruise From La Conner – April 8th Thru 21st

Planning to visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this year? Make your visit even better by taking in the beautiful flowers, then joining us aboard the M/V Chinook for a scenic lunch cruise from the Channel Lodge in La Conner. This 2 1/2 hour cruise features our signature Dungeness crab lunch, unparalleled scenery, fun and… Continue reading Celebrate Spring With A Deception Pass Crab Lunch Cruise From La Conner – April 8th Thru 21st

Whales Seen On Every Whale Watching Tour So Far This Season!

So far the 2019 season is off to a great start, with whales seen on all of our Deluxe Whale Watching tours. The first weekend we saw Transient/Bigg’s Orca whales both days, and then this past weekend we went up near the Canadian Gulf Islands and saw Humpback whales. We’ve got a few school field… Continue reading Whales Seen On Every Whale Watching Tour So Far This Season!

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 22, 2014 – Orca Whales Right Away Today

It only took about 35 minutes before we found a group of Orca whales today (thanks to an early morning report from our naturalist who lives on Lummi Island). By the time we got underway they had moved south, but we were able to catch up to them between Guemes and Sinclair Islands. Initial reports… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 22, 2014 – Orca Whales Right Away Today