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Sarah | 10/17/2018 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm Captain Brian and I had a lovely day out on the water with a wonderful group of guests. We had the pleasure of sharing a lovely day and some great wildlife in the Salish Sea. The highlight of our day was definitely an encounter with a humpback whale on...Read more

Sarah | 10/16/2018 | M/V Sea Lion | 12:00pm Yesterday’s Classic Whale Watch was one for the books! Captain Brian, Jacob and I too the M/V Sea Lion on her farthest trip yet in search of whales and other wildlife. With a great group of guests, sunny weather, and smooth water conditions we were able...Read more

What a beautiful day we had on the water! As Sea Lion departed from Friday Harbor we knew it would be a beautiful day. It was a perfect fall afternoon- the air was crisp, the sun was out, and the guests aboard M/V Sea Lion were ready to start out trip! After boarding and getting off the dock,...Read more

What an absolutely beautiful day it was out on the water today! We began out trip this afternoon aboard M/V Sea Lion collecting as a group onbaord and talking about some of the Wildlife we were hoping to see in the area. Captain Pete and myself were very excited because we had a report of a...Read more

Guests aboard M/V Sea Lion were treated to the most perfect afternoon! As we departed and headed north up San Juan Channel we had reports of 3 Biggs Killer Whales (also known as Transient Orcas) around Spieden and Stuart Island. It turned out to be T65A2 and T65A4 as well as T049A2. This group of...Read more

What a great day we had today! Captain Mike and I started out the afternoon with reports of orcas off Discovery Island over by Victoria, B.C. After boarding we headed south down San Juan Channel and passed by Cattle Point Lighthouse. As we headed northwest up Haro Strait we approached Discovery...Read more

Today on this sunny trip we got to see some awesome pinnipeds! We started our day off by getting to see celebrity Harbor Seal, Popeye, before we even left the docks of Friday Harbor! As we headed out we were treated to even more adorable "rock sausages" as we passed through the cactus islands...Read more

October 8- M/V Sea Lion- 12 PM Today we left Friday Harbor with no reports of wildlife in our area. So we headed out and started searching North of San Juan Island. We saw a lot of harbor porpoise while in transient. Thankfully we spotted a spout off in the distance. Captain Mike headed that way...Read more