Sept 17, 2025 – Today’s adventure began with fantastic views of an adorable sea otter resting in a kelp bed by Turn Rock. This little animal couldn’t be any cuter…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s socializing by Stuart Island
Sept 12, 2025 – We left Friday Harbor with news of Biggs/Transient orcas T75B’s rounding Turn Pt and heading for New Channel. So we sailed north to the Wasp Islands…
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Sept 7, 2025 – Sailed north through the Wasp Islands seeing a bald eagle perched above the harbor seals at Nob Island/Shirt Tail Reef. We continued north to New Channel…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T49A2 in New Channel
July 6, 2025 – We moved north quickly on the chance we could encounter Biggs/Transient orca T49A2, a 28 year old male orca, who happened to be traveling northeast in…
Read moreFull day sail with wildlife galore
July 3, 2025 – Today we had a full day sail to some amazing places with fun wildlife sightings: At Low Island we spotted black oystercatchers with two chicks, found…
Read moreHumpback Herd near Dungeness & Minke whale at Hein Bank
June 30, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a report of a humpback and calf heading south from Pea Pod Rocks (Olympus and calf). We sailed south…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s, T86A’s, T124A2’s and T124D’s pass by Friday Harbor
June 4, 2025 – With news of orcas coming down San Juan Channel we phoned some past passengers on standby on our calendar who happened to be in town again.…
Read moreBiggs orcas T65B’s with T124D’s near Discovery Island
May 8, 2025 – As we were leaving Friday Harbor we got word that Biggs/Transient orcas were vocalizing on the Lime Kiln and Orca Sound hydrophones on the west side…
Read moreBiggs orcas T19’s near Spieden Island
May 6, 2025 – We sailed north quickly on account of Biggs orcas, the T19’s (mother and her two adult sons), looking like they would come down President Channel. A…
Read moreWildflowers in full bloom at Yellow Island Nature Preserve
May 1, 2025 – Short sail with a visit to Nature Conservancy’s Yellow Island Nature Preserve
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