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)
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Whales & Wildlife Report – 6/21 (Orca Whales – J-Pod & Transient Group)
It’s been an outstanding week for whale watching, topped off with a double-header of Orcas yesterday. We spotted J-Pod near Kellett Bluff on San Juan Island, then later stumbled across a group of transient Orcas in San Juan Channel. Our boat’s back in the islands today, with initial reports looking favorable once again. We’ve had consistent sightings… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 6/21 (Orca Whales – J-Pod & Transient Group)
Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away
We’re busy gearing up for the 2012 season, which will start on May 5th this season for our San Juan Adventure cruise, and June 1st for our Chuckanut Bay Cracked Crab dinner cruises. We will also be doing several holiday cruises, including our popular 4th of July Fireworks cruises aboard the Victoria Star 2 and… Continue reading Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away
Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available
Treat your family, friends or co-workers to a unique Northwest experience. Our tours will run May through September next year. There are two options available: –Our 8-hour San Juan Adventure day cruise, which includes a narrated tour through the scenic San Juan Islands, whale watching & wildlife viewing, a 2 hour shore visit in Friday… Continue reading Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available
San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17
Whale sightings have been very consistent over the last week, with lots of Orca sightings just west of San Juan Island over the past week. On Sunday’s cruise we were able to watch members of J-pod and L-pod for quite a while. Looks like great weather over the past few days, so if you don’t have plans… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17
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
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
