We’ve had a couple of great days out in the San Juans, with lots of sun and warm temperatures (it’s always refreshing to be out on a boat when it’s 85 degrees out!). We’ve had good views of Minke whales over the weekend. Lots of other things to see too – lighthouses, bald eagles, seals… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/4 & 8/5 (Minke Whales)
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Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/27 & 7/28 (Orca Whales – Super Pod!)
Two more amazing days out in the San Juan Islands – beautiful weather and lots of whales! On Friday we found two pods of Orcas (J and K) up near Spieden Island, but that was topped yesterday with a Super Pod sighting – all three pods of Orca Whales (J, K and L) near Burroughs… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/27 & 7/28 (Orca Whales – Super Pod!)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/25 & 7/26 (Orca & Minke Whales)
Our successful run of seeing whales on our tours continued this week – we’ve seen them every day during the month of July! On Wednesday (7/25) we saw a group of Minke whales just off the SW coast of San Juan Island, then on Thursday (7/26) we went north of the San Juans to see… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/25 & 7/26 (Orca & Minke Whales)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/20 & 7/21 (Orca Whales)
Two more great days of whale watching! Yesterday it was L-Pod, seen off the SW coast of San Juan Island, and today (Saturday) under sunny skies we found members of two pods of Orca whales up near the Canadian Gulf Islands.
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17, 7/18 & 7/19 (Orca Whales – J, K & L-Pods)
It’s been another fabulous week of whale watching, topped off by a “Super Pod” – a gathering of all three local pods of Orca whales. We found them just west of Lummi Island, not too far away. It gave us over an over to view them, thrilling our passengers with an abundance of activity. It… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17, 7/18 & 7/19 (Orca Whales – J, K & L-Pods)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/15 & 7/16 (Orca Whales – J & L-Pod)
Not even noon yet and we’re getting reports of “black n’ white popcorn” to the north of the San Juan Islands – Orca whales spotted by the Victoria Star, jumping all over the place, on our San Juan Adventure cruise. https://whales.com/Cruises/San-Juan-Adventure-Full-Day-Cruise.aspx. Today it was J & L pods that we spotted – yesterday it was J… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/15 & 7/16 (Orca Whales – J & L-Pod)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/14 (Orca Whales – J-Pod)
This time we went south, finding J-Pod between Davidson Rock and Salmon Bank (just off Lopez and San Juan Islands). It was a beautiful day in the islands, and we all had a great time watching whales for close to an hour.
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/11 – 7/13 (Orca Whales – J-Pod) / Chuckanut Crab Cruise
Three more outstanding days of Orca whale watching this week – J-Pod each day! On the 11th we found them at Salmon Bank, SW of San Juan Island. The next two days we saw them further north. On the 12th they were near Turn Point, and yesterday they were up near Saturna Island (in the… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/11 – 7/13 (Orca Whales – J-Pod) / Chuckanut Crab Cruise
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/10 (Orca Whales – J & L Pod)
We had to go a bit further than usual today, into the Canadian Gulf Islands, but we were able to find Orca whales on this bright, sunny Wednesday. We found J-Pod, as well as a few members of L-Pod, up by Pender and Saturna Islands. Looking forward to more great days of sun and whales… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/10 (Orca Whales – J & L Pod)
Bike Tours, Beer Tasting Cruises, Whale Watching & More!
We have lots of great ways to get out on the water this summer. In addition to our popular San Juan Adventure cruise (whale watching, 2-hour stop in Friday Harbor and complimentary BBQ chicken lunch) we have our Chuckanut Bay Cracked Crab dinner cruise going out every Friday and Saturday evening. We will be offering… Continue reading Bike Tours, Beer Tasting Cruises, Whale Watching & More!
