Despite the early morning rain (which let up halfway through the day), it was a spectacular day in the San Juans for whale watching. Our first half day whale watching tour aboard the Chinook was successful in finding a group of Southern Resident Orca whales near Vancouver Island, and our deluxe whale watching tour found… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: Spectacular Whale Watching – Orcas, Humpbacks & Minkes – June 18th, 2016
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End Of Season Report – Lots Of Whales & Sunshine All Summer Long!
What an amazing season this was – the weather was close to perfect with lots of warm sunshine, but this was topped by the number of whale sightings. With the season over we saw whales on just over 95% of our cruises, and there was a great variety of whales to be seen as well.… Continue reading End Of Season Report – Lots Of Whales & Sunshine All Summer Long!
Whales & Wildlife Report: So Many Whale Sightings!
It has been an amazing summer filled with great weather and lots and lots of whale sightings. The majority of the time we’ve been seeing the three resident pods of Orca whales (J, K and L pods), with occasional transient Orca and Humpback whale sightings. Add absolutely amazing weather, with lots of sunshine and warm… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: So Many Whale Sightings!
Bird Watching Cruise – 7-5-15 – Smith Island Puffins
On our final Bird Cruise for the season we went to Smith Island. Smith Island is the only place left in the San Juan Islands where the elusive Tufted Puffins nest and raise their young. It is a remote island and offers the birds an isolated nesting spot. Tufted Puffins usually have the same mate… Continue reading Bird Watching Cruise – 7-5-15 – Smith Island Puffins
Whales & Wildlife Report: June 19-21 Beautiful Days In The San Juans
We have really enjoyed all of the sunshine we’ve received this spring – it’s been absolutely gorgeous just about every day we’ve been out this season. It’s now summer, and this weather is set to continue for the next 7-10 days or so. We’ve seen lots of wildlife on recent tours – Minke whales have… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: June 19-21 Beautiful Days In The San Juans
First Bird Watching Cruise Of The Season – Sucia & Patos Islands
The day was just right for bird watching. Calm seas and sunshine. We went up Hale Passage and crossed Rosario Strait to Sucia Island. Slowly cruising around the Finger Islands through Echo Bay, we saw a Pigeon Guillemot nesting colony here. On the eastern side of the bay, there was a large congregation of Harlequin… Continue reading First Bird Watching Cruise Of The Season – Sucia & Patos Islands
Lots Of Whales – Orcas And Humpbacks
As we move from weekend whale watching tours to daily tours, we’re encourages by all of the great whale sightings we’ve had so far this season, as well as the amazing weather forecast over the next 7-10 days or so. Although there was some light rain today, it’s supposed to warm up into the weekend,… Continue reading Lots Of Whales – Orcas And Humpbacks
Incredible Whale Sightings in May!
The Victoria Star has been out on our deluxe whale watching tour of the San Juan Islands on Saturdays and Sundays in May and has encountered a all sorts of whales throughout the islands! Last weekend we had a great show with a humpback whale off of Saturna Island and also found J-Pod off of… Continue reading Incredible Whale Sightings in May!
A Beautiful Start To The 2015 Season!
We’ve had rainy, gray and windy weather often in the past – it’s always a possibility in the early weeks of May. This year was different though – yesterday we had warm, sunny skies with temperatures in the 70’s. Unfortunately we couldn’t find any whales, but lots of other wildlife including a group of porpoises.… Continue reading A Beautiful Start To The 2015 Season!
Whales & Wildlife Report: September 7, 2014 – Sunshine & Whales
While the kids are back to school and many people have wrapped up their summer vacationing, we’re still running tours daily through September 21st. The sunshine and whale sightings, which have been plentiful throughout the summer, continued this weekend. We had sightings of resident and transient Orca whales, as well as Minke whales, all weekend… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: September 7, 2014 – Sunshine & Whales
