Guides Jesse, Amy and Tyler just got back from a 5-hour kayak trip around Henry Island. Conditions were clear and beautiful- another great summer day in the San Juans! As they paddled, a baby harbor porpoise swam by; something new for all three guides. They also saw a purple sea urchin way up in the rocks which was unusual as urchins tend to be found down deeper underneath the water. Other wildlife such as jellyfish and bald eagles graced their trip. With temperatures...

Kayak guides Jesse and Ami enjoyed a sun and fun filled 5 hour tour today around Henry Island! With a stripped sun star, urchins, and a close encounter with a flying bald eagle it was a wonderful trip! Ami, Jesse, and their guest also spotted some raccoons scavenging in the intertidal zone for crabs and other good eats. After a calm paddle, an excellent lunch, and a lot of wildlife, everyone walked away with a smile!

Kayak guides Michael and Tyler had two great 3 hour...

What started out as a grey San Juan day, turned into an excellent day of sunshine and fun on the water! Naturalist Andrew and Captains Nancy and Chris encountered members Jpod and Lpod today off of the North West coast of San Juan Island. While traveling with the whales whale watch guests saw lots of spy hops and breaching. A young orca in the group was very active and got a lot of air while breaching! The orcas were swimming very close to shore around Kellett Bluff on...

Another beautiful June day on San Juan Island. After pouring rain early morning, the storm blew off and temperatures got near 70 degrees again!

Our whale watch boat, the Seahawk, went out on the water today and encountered both J-Pod and L-Pod near the Lime Kiln Lighthouse! J-pod was showing some impressive feeding behavior with spy-hops and breaches all around. One whale even soared through the air with a salmon in its mouth!

Guides Nick and Brenden just got off the...

Today was an incredible day on the water! With temperatures nearing 70 degrees and blue skies all around, our guides and guests had a taste of summer in the beginning of June!

Several of our guides took part in a 3-Day Overnight Training. The paddled out to Stuart Island and used that as a base camp for two nights while they explored the area, both on the water and on land. Highlights included hiking to Tip-Top and the cemetery on Stuart Island as well as multiple...

Friday and Saturday the Sea Hawk went out with reports of our resident orcas. Friday Captain Brian and Naturalist Aimee motored out of Roche Harbor and headed south toward False Bay. False Bay is on the west side of San Juan Island. We caught up with a female and a calf swimming. Brian and Aimee identified the calf and J-49 who was born last summer. Newborns are usually six to eight feet and around 400lbs! After seeing those two, two more mother and calf pairs swam by...

Kayak guide Jesse and his guests were in for a treat when they left for their West Side Kayak Tour today. Within 5 minutes of the tour, kayak guide Jesse heard breathing at the surface from J pod! Jesse and his guests were able to see several breaches from the orcas as well as porpoising! Porpoising is when the whale is traveling quickly at the surface and comes almost completely out of the water. Orcas can travel at speeds of almost 30 mph in short bursts!

J pod came...

San Juan Outfitters had many amazing wildlife reports these last few weeks. Juvenile humpbacks, minke whales, transient mammal-hunting killer whales, and even pilot whales (!?) were all sighted in the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands.

Today, Jpod returned to the Haro Straight! Jpod was sighted early this morning along the Victoria, BC waterfront. Since then, Jpod traveled up the west side of San Juan Island and was heard vocalizing on the Lime Kiln Lighthouse...

Kayak guide Jesse and his guests had a great day on their 5 hour tour today enjoying a break from the rain. With a high near 65 today, and blue skies, it was gorgeous! Jesse and company enjoyed many creatures that live along the shoreline such as California mussels, goose neck barnacles, and schooling fish. At high tide, when the mussels and barnacles are submerged, you can see them filtering the water for food! There were also red and purples sea urchins and a...

We've had stunning weather these past few days and this entire next week is going to be more of the same! Plan on highs in the mid 70s for the next seven days.

Guide Michael witnessed a very unlikely sight today during his 5-Hour Kayak Tour! Michael and his guests started off the tour by paddling along the west side of Henry Island, which is one of the remote island in the San Juan Archipelago. They paddled past many pairs of mature bald eagles and several pairs of...