Category: Whale Watching

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/16

On Saturday’s cruise there was a bit of fog, so we went straight over to Friday Harbor for our 2 hour shore visit. Afterwards, the fog had cleared, allowing us to have great views of two groups of Orca whales just west of San Juan Island – J-Pod and L-12’s. While it wasn’t a typical… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/16

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/12 & 7/13

It’s great when all three resident pods of Orca whales are centered in the San Juan Islands, as they’ve been for the past 3 weeks or so. Over the last two days we’ve seen members of all three pods, a group (J Pod) just south of Lopez Island off Davidson Rocks, and K & L… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/12 & 7/13

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/10

We heard reports all morning with the locations of all three resident pods of Orca whales (J, K and L pods). Unfortunately, they weren’t all in the same place, so we had to pick which group to see. We decided to look for K pod, which was out on the west side of San Juan… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/10

K Pod Has A New Calf – K-44!

One of the three resident pods of Orca whales, K-pod, now has a new member! Here are the details, courtesy of the Friday Harbor Whale Museum: “On July 6, a new calf was spotted by Jeanne Hyde, The Whale Museum’s Orca Adoption Program Coordinator, at 6:47 a.m. from shore on the west side of San… Continue reading K Pod Has A New Calf – K-44!

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/9 Whales On Our Crab Cruise!

Lots of whales yet again out in the San Juans on our 8 hour San Juan Adventure cruise – we found all three resident pods (J, K and L) in the waters just north of Stuart Island. They weren’t together, so we can’t technically call this one a “Superpod”, but they were especially active. Then,… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/9 Whales On Our Crab Cruise!

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/7 – SUPERPOD!

Yesterday we had our first Superpod sighting, which is when we see members of all three resident pods of Orca whales (J, K and L pods) in the same spot. It was an exciting to watch they swim and frolic, an experience that normally only happens a few times each season. If you’re on the… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/7 – SUPERPOD!

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/6

Summer’s finally here – lots of sunshine out in the San Juan Islands, and lots of Orca whales! We saw members of K and L pods on Wednesday, just south of Lopez Island. Preliminary reports from the boat today (Thursday 7/7) say that there’s a chance we may see a “Super Pod” today – members… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/6

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/3

The weatherman forecast rain on Sunday, and I guess he was right because it did rain overnight. However, for our day cruise in the San Juan Islands, it was beautiful from start to finish. It was topped off with watching the entire J-Pod orca whale group, just west of San Juan Island. It’s been a… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/3

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/2

Our cruise today left just an hour ago, and we are already watching a group of Orca whales (J-pod) just west of Lummi Island. It’s a beautiful day out in the islands – clear skies and lots of sun!