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…)
Category: Whale Watching
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
Whale & Wildlife Report: Double Header
A bright sunny Saturday morning meant the start of a bright beautiful cruise on board the Victoria Star 2. We set out on a trek through the middle of the islands and got a great start with a look at a bald eagle, and a harbor seal eating a fishy morning snack. The rest of… Continue reading Whale & Wildlife Report: Double Header
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.
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
Whales & Wildlife Report – June 7, 2014 – More Humpbacks
We had a great time yesterday on our Whale Watching Adventure cruise, having a wonderful opportunity to watch a couple of Humpback whales (a mom and a baby). There were several breaches and tail slaps, which were very exciting for our guests (and crew). They were out on the west side of San Juan Island,… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 7, 2014 – More Humpbacks
Whales & Wildlife Report – June 6, 2014 – Humpbacks & Orca Hydrophone Recordings
It has been an incredible week of whale watching – we’ve been seeing members of J and L resident pods of Orca whales, and yesterday we had a chance to see two Humpback whales near Hein Bank (west of San Juan Island). Earlier in the week we took a tour group on a 3 day… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 6, 2014 – Humpbacks & Orca Hydrophone Recordings