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Sarah | 10/31/2019 | Happy Halloween! | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm The sun was shining, the water was glassy, and Captain Pete, our guests, and I set out from Friday Harbor this afternoon. With absolutely amazing water in the Salish Sea to spot all manner of wildlife we were certainly excited go out an...Read more

M/V Sea Lion | Naturalist Alexandria | Wednesday, October 30, 2019 What a great day we had today! It was probably one of the most perfect fall days! We left the dock and were so excited to see what the day had in store for us. We headed north up San Juan Channel and caught up with some Minke Whales...Read more

Sarah | 10/29/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm On Tuesday we enjoyed an amazing day on the water with tons of wildlife and great weather. The chilly fall weather didn’t keep us from enjoying the magnificent Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem, we just bundled up! We started the trip with a start at Flattop...Read more

Sarah | 10/28/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm Today was a beautiful fall day in the San Juan Islands. We enjoyed sunny skies out on the water and smooth seas as we cruised through the islands. We started the day heading north through San Juan Channel. In recent weeks we have had great sightings up...Read more

Laura C.| M/V Sea Lion | 10/27/2019 | 12:00pm Today was a glorious day out on the water with Captain Sarah! M/V Sea Lion headed north bound towards Active Pass with rumors in the atmosphere of Bigg’s killer whales! We were all surprised of how many harbor porpoises were seen along the way! As we...Read more

M/V Sea Lion | Naturalist Alexandria | Friday, October 18 th , 2019 What a fantastic day we had out on the water today! We started out our trip and we had a unconfirmed report of orcas north of us. By the time everyone had boarded and we were leaving Friday Harbor a few other boats from our area...Read more

Sarah | 10/15/2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm We had a lovely October day out on the water, with a bit of Pacific Northwest liquid sunshine falling from the sky and amazing wildlife in the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands, today was autumnal whale watching at its best. Captain Erick and I left...Read more

Naturalist Erick | Sunday, October 13, 2019 | M/V Kestrel | Noon We couldn’t ask for better fall weather today when Capt. Pete and I took a full group out to go search for wildlife in the Salish Sea. We started out by heading east through Upright Channel and through the small passage between...Read more