June 25, 2024 – We moved fast to catch 4 playful humpbacks as they approached Turn Point Lighthouse, Stuart Island. One humpback fully breached and we saw another doing chin…
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June 13, 2024 – Upon casting off we headed north on account of Biggs/Transient orcas, T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A, coming through Spieden Channel. We met them after they came…
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June 12, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orca nearby, the T65A’s (minus T65A3 and T65A5), we headed south to see them. After passing a bunch of harbor seals warming…
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September 5, 2023 – Shortly after leaving Friday Harbor David thought he spotted a blow by Turn Island, but then thought he imagined it as he didn’t see another. Well,…
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May 24, 2019 – We’d been following reports of transient/Biggs orcas, the T65A’s, heading north from Smith Island. We also were following news of two humpbacks heading south from Pt…
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The Plan was to Circumnavigate Lopez. What we didn’t know was that Transient Orcas had the same plan. We met them charging in through Cattle Pass with 6 knots of…
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Magical magical day. T65As,Bs, 75Bs&Cs with new calf came right into Friday Harbor as we were leaving. Steller’s SeaLions swirling in the whirlpools and just enough wind to get back…
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