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Things To Do In Friday Harbor During Our Deluxe Whale Watching Tour Visit

On our Deluxe Whale Watching Tour we make a stop every day in Friday Harbor, usually from about 11:15 am until 1:00 pm. This is enough time to explore the town, taking in the shops, artist galleries and museums that make this town the hub of activity in the San Juan Islands. We’ve put together… Continue reading Things To Do In Friday Harbor During Our Deluxe Whale Watching Tour Visit

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 & 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

Whales & Wildlife Report – Orca Mike and a Calm Cruise on June 19th

The day started out with Mother Nature giving us a pass, no wind and smoothe water meant good cruising. Before we even got underway we had a great report of Orca whales. Eager to go catch up with them the Victoria Star 2 shot across Bellingham Bay on a mission but a perfect look at… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – Orca Mike and a Calm Cruise on June 19th

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 15, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

We had a great day today – the weather was halfway decent (little-to-no rain, like was in the forecast for the day). We headed up north and took a look at Spieden Island with all of it’s interesting wildlife, which can be seen fairly easily from the boat from this source. We then received reports… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 15, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 13 & 14, 2014 – Orca & Humpback Whales

The past couple of days have been awesome – sightings of resident Orca group J-Pod yesterday, as well as a Humpback whale today outside of Friday Harbor (we happened to be the first boat on the scene today with the Humpback) project management web based.

Bird Watching Cruise Report – June 7th and 8th, 2014

We had bird cruises this month on both Saturday and Sunday. Our Saturday trip was full, so we added a Sunday Cruise. On both days our trips were similar with bird sightings and our route remained identical. We traveled across Bellingham Bay and then turned north into Hale Passage between Lummi Island and the Lummi… Continue reading Bird Watching Cruise Report – June 7th and 8th, 2014

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 8, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

It was a decent day out in the San Juans yesterday, mostly sunny with just a bit of breeze towards the end of the day visit the site. We had a beautiful cruise up in the north end of the island, taking in some of the exotic wildlife on Spieden Island. Then, as we prepared… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 8, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales