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Piper | Sunday, September 29, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 PM On today’s voyage into the Salish Sea, Captain Erick took me, Alexandria, and a great group of people down south through San Juan Channel toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Along the way we stopped at Whale Rocks in Cattle Pass where a...Read more

Sarah | 09/29/2019 | M/V Kestrel | 11:00am Captain Gabe and I set out from Friday Harbor for another day on the Salish Sea. We set out from Friday Harbor heading south towards reports of good weather and smooth water. On our way out towards open water we decided to stop to check out some Steller’s...Read more

M/V Sea Lion | Naturalist Alexandria | 12PM What a great day we had out here on the water today! When we got on the water we were very excited because we had reports of orcas and humpback whales! We could not wait to see what the day had in store for us! We all jumped onboard M/V Sea Lion and...Read more

Olivia | September 28th, 2019 | M/V Kestrel | 11:00am Sadly, today was my last Kestrel trip of the season with Captain Gabe and we decided early on that it was going to be epic. Being one of the first boats out on the water, we often must travel into areas where there haven’t been other boats in...Read more

Piper | Friday, September 27, 2019 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00 PM Captain Sarah, Alexandria, and I ventured out into the Salish Sea with a really awesome group of folks and reports of whales swimming about! We headed north into San Juan Channel and when we got to the top of San Juan Island we headed...Read more

M/V Kestrel | Sunday, September 8, 2019 | Naturalist Erick | 11:00AM Sunday morning started out feeling super fall with a slight breeze out of the south. Captain Gabe and I headed out a long with a few other boats to go search for fun wildlife in the crisp and sometimes foggy morning. I personally...Read more

Sarah | M/V Sea Lion | 09/26/2019 | 12:00pm September continues to impress with great weather and amazing wildlife. Today we left Friday Harbor under blue skies, enjoying some early fall sun and warmth on land. As we motored out of the harbor we were all commenting that we were happy to have our...Read more

Piper | Thursday, September 26, 2019 | M/V Kestrel | 11:00 AM Wowza! Today was an epic day in the Salish Sea; Captain Gabe and I took an awesome group of people out on our Adventure boat, armed against the wind in exposure suits. We left the docks and headed north into San Juan Channel, eventually...Read more