July 4, 2022 – Trip highlights: A few bald eagles, cormorants on Goose Island, two minke whales on Salmon Bank, Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks, Cattle Pt Lighthouse, Mt…
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Eagles, Brown Pelican, Minke Whales, Sea Otter, the naked seal
July 4, 2022 – So many epic moments in the day. Tons of harbor seals hauled out including pups and our favorite “black matte naked seal” who we’ve been spotting…
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June 28, 2022 – A sail down south of San Juan Island to Salmon Bank where we found several minke whales and a humpback whale near Colville Island. After comparing our…
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June 27, 2022 – A sail down south of San Juan Island to Salmon Bank where we found several minke whales. Other trip highlights include harbor seals, harbor porpoise, Steller…
Read moreSouthern Resident orcas from J Pod and Minke Whales
June 26, 2022 – We sailed south out of Cattle Pass and got some distant views of the Southern Resident orcas from J Pod and had a really nice encounter…
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November 23, 2021 – Out for a short sail with friends and we found a minke whale outside of Friday Harbor traveling south in San Juan Channel. He/she has a…
Read moreA minke whale between Flattop and White Rock
October 27, 2021 – A Steller sea lion outside Friday Harbor, bald eagles galore, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, a minke whale, a Peregrine falcon, and various types of birds including common…
Read moreSouth Lopez and a minke whale on MacArthur Bank
October 7, 2021 – North, south, east or west? We picked a fun adventure to the south. Gorgeous lighting and cloud reflections around Turn Island with lots of raccoons (9?), harbor…
Read moreThree minke whales on MacArthur Bank with dark skies and rainbows
October 6, 2021 – An unforgettable adventure with 3 minke whales on MacArthur Bank in glassy seas and incredible lighting topped off with a rainbow.
Read moreFun sea lion and minke encounters, and Orcas (T18’s) along west side of San Juan
September 23, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating San Juan Island. An exciting sea lion close encounter, followed by a great minke whale encounter, and then seeing…
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