Whales & Wildlife Report: Resident & Transient Orcas + Humpbacks!

The season is off to a great start, with lots of sunshine, warm temperatures and great whale sightings. While the season got off to a slow start in early-to-mid May, it’s been excellent the past few weeks, with frequent sightings of transient Orca whales, Humpbacks, and now the resident Orcas (J, K and L pods)… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: Resident & Transient Orcas + Humpbacks!

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: June 6-8 – Sunshine & Whales

There have been all sorts of whales active in the San Juan Islands over the last few days! Our boats have seen the local Orca pods, transient Orcas, Humpback whales and Minke whales as well. The combination of great wildlife viewing and spectacular sunny days has shown that summer is already here! Passengers have also… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report: June 6-8 – Sunshine & Whales

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 – 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

Whales & Wildlife Report – May 25, 2014 – Humpback & Orca Whales Spotted!

Hope everyone’s having a great Memorial Day weekend. Our Whale Watching Adventure cruise is off to a great start – we started the day heading south past Lummi, Eliza, Vendovi, Sinclair and Cypress Islands. Then, just 90 minutes into the cruise, we found a Humpback whale! After a good look we started hearing reports of… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – May 25, 2014 – Humpback & Orca Whales Spotted!