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Sarah | 09/21/2018 | M/V Kestrel | 01:00pm We had an amazing day on the water, traveling further south than Captain Mike and I had ever taken one of our boats before, and most importantly, saw killer whales! When we left Friday Harbor we had no reports of killer whales in the area, but days on the...Read more

Sarah | M/V Sea Lion | 09/20/2018 | 02:00pm Today we enjoyed an amazing trip spent surrounded by wildlife and the beautiful scenery of the San Juan Islands. Even though we had a bit of rain throughout the day it did not deter our sightings! We left Friday harbor and headed across San Juan Channel...Read more

What an amazing day today was! Guests eagerly boarded M/V Sea Lion with the crew Captain Gabe, and Naturalists Sarah and Alexandria. As we hit the water we were all very excited that within about 10 minutes of being out we saw Biggs Killer Whales (also known as Transient Orcas). As we approached...Read more

Today was an incredible day on our afternoon adventure tour from Friday Harbor. It was one of those September days that I spend allllllll summer thinking about. We left the dock under bright blue skies with great reports of whales around the San Juan Islands. We headed north towards the reports of...Read more

When we first headed out on M/V Kestrel it was quite a rainy morning. Nonetheless we got suited up and boarded M Kestrel- after all a little rain never stopped us here in the great Pacific Northwest! We first headed north up San Juan Channel, checking out some Harbor Seals on White Rock. Those...Read more

Guests aboard M/V Sea Lion along with Cpt. Gabe, naturalist Alexandria and I were excited to get on the water on this rainy September day with a report of transient and southern resident orcas in our area. Eager to get everyone on the boat and ready to pick up speed we took off to go find these...Read more

Saturday- 9/22 M/V Sea Lion We eagerly boarded M/V Sea Lion in hopes that a great day was ahead of us! Our expectations sure did not disappoint! We were treated to orcas, and harbor seals on this trip and even the occasional harbor porpoise viewing! What an incredible day! Guests on board were very...Read more

[Saturday, 9/15/18, M/V Kestrel, 10:00] On Saturday, Captain Gabe and I took a great group out on a cloudy morning to go look for some amazing wildlife. We headed up north. We went through San Juan Channel and up past East Point towards the Strait of Georgia. Here, in between Saturna Island and...Read more