We had another beautiful spring day with Orca.  We saw a very VERY pregnant mama seal — a Canada Goose alert as always. Then on to the playful Biggs T49A's. [...]

J Pod in Haro Strait J-Pod and Dall's Porpoise playing together.  What a beautiful day on the water.  First tour of the year without wearing a jacket. The sea was [...]

Different Type of Post Today's post is different.  This post is not about a days experience on the water. Instead, it is a few notes about our involvement to help protect [...]

Yesterdays Whales Yesterday there were three pods nearby.  I was hoping today would be a repeat. We started north in search of the three pods of whales that were here [...]

Chilly Beautiful Day A beautiful sky, pristine mountains, and calm seas greeted us today. I and three Victoria boats were the only ones out on this beautiful but chilly day. [...]

Lots of Porpoise but no other Cetaceans Stellar Sea Lions and Harlequin Ducks along with harbor seals, exotic animals, bald eagles, and porpoise. This and calm waters made for a [...]

First Tour of 2019 Viewing K-Pod.  K-Pod is one of our three Southern Resident Killer Whale pods. After spending part of the day going through Crime Observation Reporting Training with [...]

Today was my last tour for 2018. We were fortunate to see a couple of whales before the gales hit in the afternoon. We saw T65A2 a 14-year-old male who [...]

Today I had the privilege of having some amazing students with me on tour. We had Emerald City School with 'Zephyr' the humpback whale. Zephyr The kids were able to [...]

Three pods of Biggs Killer Whales today. The T137A's, T35A's, and T38A's. Two days in a row with these Biggs Killer Whales. I was able to get quite a few [...]

Biggs T137s 35As & 38As again. Two days in a row with these Biggs Killer Whales. I was able to get quite a few pics of the calf. A few [...]

We headed for Rosario Strait in search of the T123s that had been spotted but no boat was with them so we searched for quite a while with no luck. [...]

I had a late in the day last minute tour today.  My guests wanted to see the exotic critters on Spieden Island. Spieden Exotics and Stellar Sea Lions were the [...]

Could not ask for better weather What an awesome day on the water. Biggs, Humpback, and Porpoise rule the day. The forecast called for rain and be pretty choppy seas. [...]

This evening I took some folks to see the Biggs T65A's in Friday Harbor. A group of three Biggs Killer Whales who were swimming inside the harbor. They wandered across [...]

Today I headed north almost to Sucia Island and met up with Biggs Killer Whales The T65As. Mom and the two young ones were not with this group. They had [...]

Today I put my trip off by a couple hours and waited for the fog to burn off. It was clear near the harbor but then it quickly socked in [...]

T65A's & Stellar Sea-lion Thrashing Salmon was a highlight of the day.  The weather today was beautiful and some amazing animals we were seen. We started off with some Harbor [...]