May 17, 2023 – Today we had glassy calm seas just about everywhere we went except for some winds just outside of Friday Harbor upon our return. It was a…
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Humpback whale BCX1602 “Lorax” and the outer islands
May 16, 2023 – Today we picked up our passengers from Orcas Island and thought it would be fun to circumnavigate Orcas Island. As we were near the top of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s near Moresby Island
May 15, 2023 – Gorgeous day in the San Juan Islands with temperatures reaching a whopping 84 degrees! Today we visited some of our favorite places including a sail along…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1057 “Divot” passes Friday Harbor
May 11, 2023 – A fantastic day on the water with humpback whale BCX1057 “Divot”. She is the presumable first offspring of BCY0324 “Big Mama” and has 3 offspring of her…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A’s, T65, T63, T87, T124A’s & T124C pass Friday Harbor
May 10, 2023 – A large group of Biggs/Transient orcas came down quickly from Strait of Georgia porpoising a good portion of the way right by our very own Friday…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T18’s hunting by Flattop Island
May 8, 2023 – After our earlier encounter with orcas T65A’s we went on a shore excursion to Jones Island. As we were leaving we heard that another group of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s hunting in Spieden Channel
May 8, 2023 – We met up with the Transient orcas T65A’s (minus T65A5) again for the 6th time in the last 7 days. Today they were on their way…
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May 7, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed north through the Wasp Islands, alongside Jones Island and over to Spieden Island. At Green Point there were…
Read moreT65 orca family reunion including T63 “Chainsaw”! plus Humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”
May 6, 2023 – First, we got to sail with a humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”. Second, we got to see a family reunion with T65 and all of her offspring:…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T65A’s & Tufted Puffins in Cattle Pass
May 4, 2023 – Heading south picking back eddies against the current and picking up some strong wind in Griffin Bay. We met the T65A’s (minus T65A5) nearing Cattle Pass,…
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