Erick | Sunday, April 21, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 Happy Easter everyone! Today we had a fantastic trip. Captain Pete, Ryder, and I headed out with a full boat on a beautiful sunny day! He headed north through San Juan Channel and then through President Channel following up on a report of orcas...Read more
Erick | Saturday, April, 20, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 Happy Earth Day! This was a sunny Earth Day out in the San Juan Islands. Captain Pete, Alex, and myself took a large group out to celebrate the day and find some other great denizens of Earth out there. We headed north through San Juan...Read more
Erick | Monday, April 15, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 The Spring BLOOM has arrived! Noooo I don’t mean all the wildflowers blooming on all the prairies around the islands (well, they are blooming too). I’m talking about the phytoplankton and zooplankton! Every spring once daylight hours hit a...Read more
[Sarah | 04/14/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm] Today was a stark difference to yesterday’s stormy weather. We had high clouds and some rain squalls rolling through the area, but the strong west wind had disappointed a bit. Leaving just some residual breeze. Captains Erick and Brian and I decided to...Read more
[Sarah | 04/12/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm] Today was a fantastic day spent in the Salish Sea. The sun was shining, the water was calm, and we had wildlife to find! Leaving the dock in Friday Harbor we had no reports of whales in the area, but we didn’t let that dampen our spirits. Reports can...Read more
Erick | Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 This Wednesday brought us back to very on brand Pacific Northwest spring weather. Low-lying clouds scraped the canopy of the evergreen forests that cover the San Juan Islands intermittently dipping low enough to brush us with a light rain...Read more
Erick | Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 It was raining in the morning here, but by the time we were taking our lovely passengers out to go find some exciting wildlife the sun had come out on another glorious spring day. Captain Brian, Alexandria, and myself took this group aboard M/V...Read more
[Sarah | 04/7/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm] Today Captain Brian and I took a lovely group of guests out to explore the Salish Sea. After a few days of windy conditions, it was nice to be out on the water in relatively calm conditions. We started our day by taking a left out of Friday Harbor,...Read more
