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M/V Sea Lion- 9/2 @ 1:30pm Yesterday guests aboard M/V Sea Lion were treated to the trifecta! As we were heading out Captain Gabe, Naturalist Erick and myself were all excited to hit the water! It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, the smoke from the BC fires in weeks prior had since cleared, and it...Read more

[Sarah | M/V Kestrel | 09/01/2018 | 10:00am & 02:00pm] September is here!! My favorite month in the San Juan Islands!! Saturday’s tours on Kestrel did not disappoint, with great wildlife sightings on both tours. 10:00am Adventure Tour On our morning departure we left the harbor and headed north...Read more

Guests aboard Kestrel along with Cpt. Mike and I were excited to get on the water with a report of transient orcas already moving East from us. About an hour travel time for us to get on scene with these whales, Mike and I were eager to get everyone on the boat and ready to pick up speed. As of...Read more

Guests aboard M/V Sea Lion along with naturalist Rachel, Captain Pete and I were ready to get out on the water on this CLEAR and sunny August day! After two long weeks of wildfire smokes in our area and no visibility, it was a treat to get to see the mountain ranges in the distance. Already looking...Read more

[Piper | 8/30/18 | M/V Sea Lion | 1:30 PM] Today, Captain Gabe, Naturalist Mariana and I boarded the Sea Lion with a great group of guests and headed north from Friday Harbor, all the way up into the Canadian waters of the Strait of Georgia. It took a little while to get there but it was so worth...Read more

[Sarah | 08/22/2018 | M/V Sea Lion | 01:30 Classic Tour] On Wednesday Captain Pete, naturalist Mariana, and I ventured out on the Salish Sea under smoky conditions. Though we have had record smoke from the surrounding area’s wildfires and light wind conditions making the smoke hang over the islands...Read more

August 19- M/V Kestrel- 10:00 am We left Friday Harbor and headed South West towards Canada where there was a report of some transient orcas. On our way down to Victoria we got to see some harbor seals and some Steller’s sea lions. Steller’s sea lions spend the majority of the summer on the coast...Read more

August 24- M/V Kestrel- 10:00 am We left the dock at Friday Harbor and East towards a report of a few transient orcas near Anacortes. As we cruised along we kept an eye out for some other wildlife and came across some harbor porpoise and a bald eagle. We made it to the report of orcas on the North...Read more