Whale Watching Reports from Island Adventures Whale Watching Tours in the San Juan Islands

K and L pods

L92, Crewser, was the star of the show today with his multitude of breaches.

Our wildlife viewing today started just outside the breakwater at Cap Sante Marina where we spotted a great blue heron. We spotted several harbor porpoises in Rosario Strait and then watched a bunch of harbor seals on Colville Island. It wasn't long before we spotted our first orcas off the west side of San Juan Island. It was K and L pods. The first three orcas we visited were L92, Crewser, L26, Baba, and L90, Bellena. These three orcas gave us some great viewing as we paralleled them. One of the two females did a big, slow, spyhop as they swam over toward us. Bellena and Crewser were getting a little frisky on several occasions. Next we watched as Cappuccino, K21, came swimming over. Then Crewser started breaching on an off for about a half an hour. He must have breached at least fifteen times during that period as we watched. We also saw some tailslapping, both upside-down and right side up. After we said goodbye to the orcas we stopped in at Whale Rocks where we watched about twenty five Steller sea lions on the rocks and in the water. The sea lions in the water were very actively splashing around and chasing each other. Several sea lions jumped out of the water onto the rocks and one sea lion jumped off the rocks into the water right in front of us. What a great day! Naturalist Bart Rulon

Transient Orcas off San Juan Island

T19B comes up with some kind of kill in his mouth

All four of our transient orcas surfacing at the same time.

We headed south to start our trip today. Along the way we watched harbor seals hauled out on the shore of Bird Rocks, and Colville Island. Eventually we worked our way north along the west side of San Juan Island. Four transient orcas were near Lime Kiln Lighthouse and we followed them as they swam along the shoreline. Soon after we arrived we saw the orcas swimming toward a bunch of kayakers pulled over by some rocks offshore from San Juan County Park. They circled around and chased down something under the surface. Eventually the big male, T19B, came up with an animal of some sort in his mouth. We couldn't tell what it was, but I would guess that it was a seal. The four orcas continued to swim along the shoreline. During our visit we saw two spyhops from these orcas. The scenery was beautiful as the orcas swam along the rugged shoreline. The orcas reached Henry Island and that was when we had to say goodbye to them. As we cruised away we got a view of an immature bald eagle on Battleship Island before we traveled through the inner San Juan Islands for a very scenic return trip. Naturalist Bart Rulon

Superpod in Rosario Strait

We started our trip with rainy and windy weather, but our passengers were in for a great treat. We found an orca superpod practically in our backyard, and within thirty minutes from our dock. It was J, K, and L pod orcas swimming in Rosario Strait. We came across them just as they were swimming away from the shoreline of Blakely Island. As we were approaching the scene we were seeing one breach after another. That type of action didn't stop for our entire visit with the resident orcas. We saw just about every acrobatic that an orca can do today, and the rain even stopped while we watched the orcas. We saw multiple breaches, spyhops, cartwheels, tailslaps, and porpoisings. Even when the orcas were just coming up to breath they were breaking the surface much higher out of the water than normal because of the wave action. Some of the orcas we identified today included L41, Mega, L77, Matia, K21, Cappuccino, and J1 Ruffles. These orcas were doing acrobatics, both young and old, for the entire time we watched them. We broke off from the orcas for about forty minutes to cruise around Decatur Island and get out of the wind. We came out on the south end of Decatur to get one last short view of the orcas as they continued to swim southward, and into ten foot seas that were a little too much for us to follow comfortably. So we continues our journey by cruising through the protected waters inside the San Juan Islands, and enjoying the scenery, harbor seals, harbor porpoises, and bald eagles. This was about as much fun as you can have out in the rain and wind. On a day when many whale watching companies cancelled trips we had one of the best whale action shows of the year. Naturalist Bart Rulon

Orca Whales In Active Pass

Captain Carl and the crew of Island Explorer 3 went the distance today to show our guests Orca Whales! Up to Active Pass in Canada! No rain today, just blue skies, sunshine (Even though rain was forecasted), and a great August day on the water. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Brooke McKinley.

What a day! It started out with some harbor porpoise in Rosario Strait. We made out way through the inner islands and found a turkey vulture soaring over Blakely Island. We found some harbor seals swimming around throughout the islands. We made our way toward Canada. We made our way all the way to Active Pass where we met up with some orcas! The first whales we saw were Alexis, Ocean Sun, Mega, Matia, Calypso and L113. Cappuccino, Raggedy, Opus, Sonata, Spirit, Skana and Oynx were also in the area. It was amazing seeing all those dorsal fins up at one time. They were going crazy with tail lobs all over the place! There were a couple of breaches and a spyhop! We also saw them playing in the bull kelp. Active Pass is a very narrow channel where the whales headed through, behind us a BC ferry started coming through the pass and met up with another ferry and there were whales traveling through as well! It was quite the congested area for a few minutes there! We got some fantastic looks at the whales before we had to head home. We had quite the run back into the harbor, but what a day for it! We saw some harbor seals hauled out on Black Rock, near Waldron Island. Sunshine, whales, blue skies and calm waters, we couldn't have asked for a better day!

BC ferry with an orca playing with bull kelp in Active Pass!

Spyhop!

Our day started off with some harbor porpoise in Rosario Strait. We did a slow down through the south end of Lopez Island and Castle Rock. We found a bald eagle perched in a tree and a turkey vulture flew right over him. Then we found some harbor seals hauled out and some purple sea stars clinging to the rocks. We also saw a belted kingfisher. At Swirl Rocks, we saw a lot of harbor seals hauled out. At Iceberg Point, we got a quick look at a minke whale. He slowed up though, so we continued west. Soon, we found some orca whales! The first whales we got on scene with were Lobo, Lea, Yoda and Deadhead. Lea even gave us two great spyhops in a row! We got some great looks as they swam around in different directions fishing. Lea and Yoda gave us a great little "swim-by." Then they grouped up a little bit, and a minke whale started swimming around with them! Then Samish and her newest calf, Se-Yi'chn came over too! We had some amazing looks at the mom and her little youngster. We also caught up with Riptide, Samish's oldest son. There were whales absolutely everywhere you looked! We were in whale soup. It was such a wonderful day on the water with members of both J and K pods!

Lea spyhopping

Deadhead saying hi

J and K pod orcas

The calves were very playful today!

We saw lots of tailslaps today. J26, Mike is swimming behind this one.

This person demonstrates just how big the orcas are. J27, Blackberry's dorsal fin is pretty tall.

We started our journey today by venturing through the inner San Juan Islands. We spotted harbor seals in a few different spots along the way. Next we exited the San Juans through Cattle Pass and then we headed northwest and found orcas along the west side of San Juan Island. It was J-pod and K-pod orcas. The first few whales we spotted were J26, Mike, K22, Sekiu, and K33 Tika. They gave us some great viewing as they came up together. We also spotted a larger group closer to shore including J27, Blackberry, J34, Doublestuf, J28, Polaris, J46, and others. This group was very active and doing breaches, half breaches, and spyhops on several occasions. All the orcas we saw today were doing a lot of tail slaps and tail lobs as they swam. Some of the orcas were upside-down while they were doing their tail slaps. All the orcas seemed to be grouping in closer and closer to each other the longer we watched. We said goodbye to the whales just as they were reaching Lime Kiln Lighthouse, and one of the calves breaches just as we pulled away. On the way back toward the dock we slowed down at Castle Island and watched a harbor seal pup crawl out of the water and start nursing with mom on the rocks. We had a great day on the water! Naturalist Bart Rulon

Humpbacks and Minke whales

We saw two humpback whales today!

This Minke whale lunge fed at the surface three times!

Our whale watching today started when we ventured out to Hein Bank, and while watching a flock of birds feeding on a bait ball a minke whale came lunge feeding out of the water scattering all the birds. Eventually we realized that there were two minke whales in the same area, and we watched them for quite a while. The biggest of the two whales lunge fed twice more for us scattering birds on both occasions! We also spotted a Steller sea lion while we were watching the whales. Later we headed further west and found two humpback whales swimming side by side south of Constance Bank. These two whales were spending a lot of time at the surface and giving us some great views. Just before we departed the biggest of the two whales raised his tail flukes in the air for a great view. On our way back toward the dock we were surprised to find another minke whale in Rosario Strait. We had just enough time to stop and watch this whale for a few minutes. As I write this our three pods of resident orcas are swimming in from the west so things look good for tomorrow. Naturalist Bart Rulon

3 Orca Whale Pods Sighted From Island Explorer 3

Our guests were watching all 3 Southern Resident Killer Whale Pods today, J, K, and L, from The Island Explorer 3. Stay tuned for a full report from Naturalist Brooke McKinley.

We left the dock and headed through the inner islands where we saw a few turkey vultures flying over the tops of Blakely and Orcas Islands. We also had a bald eagle fly right off the stern of the boat. We made our way toward Canada, but the whales we were catching up to stayed in US waters! The first group of whales we visited with was Sequim, Sekiu, Rainshadow, Tika and K43. They gave us some great looks as they swam right on by. We also saw Spieden and Oynx came over too. At Turn Point on Stuart Island, we watched some J-pod whales swim by the lighthouse. We had Ruffles, Granny, Riptide, Samish, Se-Yi'chn and Mike. We saw some breaches and cartwheels as they played around in the current lines. We also saw Canuck and Lulu. Then Riptide, Samish and Se-Yi'chn gave us a great look as we headed on home. We passed by Safari Island and found all three species of exotic animals roaming the hillside: mouflon sheep, fallow deer and sika deer. We found another couple of bald eagles, one in the tree and one soaring over Spieden Island. It was such a beautiful day full of sunshine, whales from all three pods and other wildlife!

Riptide

Granny and Lulu

The day started out with a couple of harbor seals swimming just outside the marina. There were some harbor porpoise in Rosario Strait. We found some harbor seals hauled out on the south side of Colville Island. We made our way west toward Canada. We found two minke whales swimming in the vicinity of Salmon Bank. They gave us some great looks, but we had to move on because there were orcas heading our direction. The first whales we were on scene with were Racer, Nigel, Fluke, Nugget, Kasatka, Lapis, Takoda, Surprise!, Pooka, L112, Marina, Muncher, Moonlight, Midnight and Marina's newest calf (born earlier this month!) L115! Surprise!, Pooka and L112 gave us an amazing "swim-by!" They were absolutely amazing! Then we spent a little time with Baba and her grandson Crewser. They led us toward the west side of San Juan Island. Pretty soon, we had to head back toward home. On our way back, we did a slow down through the south end of Lopez Island and Castle Rock. We saw a few harbor seals as well as a couple of marbled murrelets! It was simply an awesome day spent with L-pod whales and two minkes!

Baba

Surprise! and L112

Orca Whales , J-pod and L-pod! Brooke will post a detailed report later today.

Our day started off with a couple of harbor seals hauled out on the rocks just outside of the marina. In Rosario Strait we had some great looks at some harbor porpoise as they swam by the boat. At the south end of Colville Island, we found some more harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. We continued south and found some orcas! The first orca we found was Ruffles, he was swimming off by himself. Then Riptide and Samish gave us a close "swim-by." We also saw Granny and Lulu in the distance. Then Racer, Fluke and Skoter came over for a visit. We found Slick, Echo, Mike, Suttles, Hy'Shqa and Se-Yi'chn having fun rolling around and playing. Mike gave us a couple really great looks. There were so many whales everywhere! We eventually had to leave and head back toward the dock. On our way back, we made a stop near Whale Rocks, where we found about eight Steller sea lions swimming together in the current line. It was amazing to watch! We did a slow down through Lopez Island and Castle Rock. We found a few more seals and a great blue heron perched on some bull kelp. The great blue heron took off and flew a circle around the bow. It was a wonderful day on the water, complete with whales, blue skies and calm waters!

Mt. Baker and Mike

Steller sea lions galore!

Orcas are back!

L41 - Mega

L94 and L113 having some fun

This harbor seal was hiding in the bull kelp

What an absolutely beautiful day we enjoyed aboard the Island Explorer 3! Resident Orca Killer Whales made their way back into our waters last night, and we lucked out today. Our trip started out with several purple sea stars and a great blue heron right in the marina. Heading north in the sun, we got word of a group of whales in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Cruising down Rosario Strait, our guests watched many harbor porpoise swim in the currents and a few harbor seals hauled out at Colville Island. Not long after, we found our first whale, a minke. This would end up being one of four total minkes found on the trip! After some nice looks in the flat calm water, we continued along, only a couple of miles from seeing Orcas. The first whale we saw was L41, Mega, fishing near Eagle Point. L25, Ocean Sun, was inshore, also fishing. These whales swam close to several of the fishing boats in the area, easily navigating the nets. Next we found L94, Calypso, and her calf L113. Mom and daughter fished and frolicked, often rolling around on top of each other! Both whales spy-hopped for us-it was a great show. A stop at Castle Rock on the way home gave us great looks at black-tailed deer on the shoreline and a regal looking mature bald eagle perched on the cliffside. Great, great day!!
-Michael Colahan

Minke Whales Sighted and Many Orca Whales Inbound From The West

The Island Explorer 3 is on scene with Minke Whales. Many Orca Whales have been sighted well to the west heading toward our area, so tomorrow looks very promising for Orca Whale sightings. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Brooke McKinley.

The morning trip took us south in Rosario Strait, where we found a Steller sea lion swimming in the strong current. Colville Island provided us with a look at several dozen harbor seals and a very foul odor. We could smell the strong exhalation of a whale, and paused in search of the culprit. No luck with a sighting, we continued west, towards the shallow feeding grounds of Salmon Bank. There, we shut down and waited. Soon enough, a minke whale appeared right off the stern of the boat. After some great looks we moved out to Hein bank, hoping for another species of whale. On our way back inshore we visited with our minke again, and another had joined up, also feeding on the shallow banks. We were fortunate enough to have many close looks at these whales. Soon we traveled to Whale Rocks where a dozen or so Steller sea lions were hauled out. Some slept while others fought and sparred, grunting and biting. A treat for our guests! On our way back to the dock we visited Castle Rock. A fantastic view of a mature bald eagle on Blind Island was the highlight of this beautiful area. All in all, another great trip.
-Michael Colahan

The afternoon trip start off north around Guemes Island. We found a bald eagle on the rocks next to Clark Island as well as some harbor porpoise swimming in the current lines. We also saw several harbor seals. We made our way up to the north side of Orcas Island and over to Waldron Island. There was reportedly a minke whale or two in the waters near Waldron, but when we got there, they were nowhere to be found! We searched and searched and searched. The whales must have had extremely long down times. Everyone helped in trying to find these elusive whales. Finally, we had to start heading back toward the dock, but we continued searching. On our way back, we found more harbor seals hauled out, another bald eagle as well as an osprey in its nest. It was an absolutely gorgeous evening trip on the water! We didn't see a whale, but our customers get to come back, for free, until they do see a whale! It was a great last evening trip of the season (we only have one trip a day the rest of the season)!

Our morning trip started out with some purple sea stars on the pilings on the breakwater, as well as a harbor seal in the water and one hauled out on a rock. There was also a great blue heron hanging out on the shallows. We made our way out to Rosario Strait where we met up with the fog. We saw some harbor seals hauled out on the south end of Colville Island. We made our way out to Salmon Bank in search of whales. We searched and searched, using all the senses we could, sight, smell and hearing to find some animals. We took a different route back toward the dock to cover as much ground as we could. We found a Steller sea lion playing in the currents of San Juan Channel. The sun decided to shine for us on the west side of Lopez Island. We found some more harbor seals hauled out at Leo Reef. We searched for a whale all day, but couldn't find one. But no worries, our customers get to come back, free, for life, until they see a whale!

Our evening trip started out in sunshine, but we had a little fog in Rosario Strait again. We saw some harbor porpoise in San Juan Channel. We made our way out to Salmon Bank. We found some minke whales! There were at least three when we first got on scene. There were so many birds going crazy; it must have been dinner time! There was some interesting behavior we watched almost the entire time we were with whales; one minke was chasing another one! They kept surfacing one right behind the other! They gave us some great looks too as they swam right next to the boat! We caught up with another whale feeding in the area as well. As we headed off scene after spending some quality time with our whales, we found the couple that were chasing each other around. We really don't know what was going on. It was the first time I had ever scene a minke chase around another minke! On Whale Rocks, we found 14 Steller sea lions hauled out on the rocks. We could hear them growling at each other; they even started fighting with each other too! It was awesome watching them interact! We also saw two bald eagles on Long Island. On our way back to the dock, we had an amazing sunset over Blakely Island! It was a beautiful evening on the water!

Minke whales and a humpback

We found a humpback whale off the Olympic Peninsula for our first trip

This was one of three minke whales we spotted on our second trip

Steller sea lions quarreling over a new arrival

Common sea stars from our morning trip.

Our wildlife viewing started right away on our first trip of the day. With a low tide many common sea stars were visible at the Cap Sante Marina breakwater. Then we spotted a harbor seal, a bald eagle and two great blue herons within the first five minutes. We would eventually have to travel 30 miles in order to find a humpback whale off the Olympic Peninsula. The long trip was worth seeing this very cooperative humpback whale that surfaced many times for us in the midday sun. For our second trip we started spotting bald eagles on Lopez Island, and then again on Colville Island. Next we traveled west toward massive flocks of birds that were feeding on bait balls near Salmon Bank. It wasn't long before we spotted our first minke whale feeding along with the birds. This was a very cooperative minke whale that gave us some awesome viewing at close range. With so many fish around he stayed in the same vicinity for a long time. We eventually spotted two other minke whales feeding in the same area. After watching our star minke whale we cruised over to watch a bunch of Steller sea lions hauled out on Whale Rocks. Right after we arrived a sea lion swam in and attempted to haul out on the rocks with his buddies. It caused a bunch of commotion among the other sea lions that didn't want to give up their spots. After watching the sea lion drama we cruised along the southern shoreline of Lopez Island and stopped to look at three more bald eagles, and a harbor seal mom with her pup as the sun was setting. It was a good day on the water. Naturalist Bart Rulon

L-pod in two different locations

L79, Skana, gave us lots of good viewing today.

L78, Gaia, and L2, Grace surface together.

Our wildlife viewing today started in Rosario Strait with several harbor porpoises surfacing. Next we found a minke whale on the south end of Lopez Island. Captain Carl also thought he saw an orca surface just before the minke whale did, but after lots of looking it didn't surface again. We headed westward and spotted orcas offshore of Eagle Point. It was L-pod, and the first two orcas we watched were L85, Mystery, and L22, Spirit. These two orcas were swimming erratically looking for fish. Next L79, Skana swam by and he gave us some great viewing. L41, Mega also swam over, and we watched him for a while. Next we watched a small group of females and youngsters including L77, Matia, L94, Calypso, L113, and others. They were all being very playful with each other, and they seemed content to just swim in circles rolling around spyhopping, tailslapping, and coming out of the water belly up on many occasions. Just before we left the scene Mega swam over to join this group that included his sisters. On our way back toward the dock we were fortunate enough to find the orcas that Carl must have seen briefly earlier in the trip. It was L2, Grace, L78, Gaia, and L88, Wave Walker all swimming together offshore of Blakely Island. They changed directions on several occasions as they appeared to be chasing fish. Just before we had to say goodbye Carl lined up the orcas with one of the Washington state ferries in the background for some nice photos. Naturalist Bart Rulon

Our trip started off down Rosario Strait where we found some harbor porpoise. At the south end of Colville Island, we found a Steller sea lion swimming really close to the boat! He just kept checking us out! We also saw some harbor seals hauled out on the island. We made our way west where we found some orcas! The first whales we saw were Mega, Ocean Sun and Matia. Then there was a group of whales that were all swimming around in circles. This group included Cappuccino, Lea, Spock, Opus, Calypso and her new calf L113. It was beautiful watching all those whales in such close quarters. We even got a spyhop! As we left, we spent a little bit of time with Racer, Fluke, Baba and Crewser. Crewser gave us some great looks. As we made our way back, we found a bald eagle on Colville Island. It was truly a gorgeous day, the sun came out and we had lots of whales all over!

Orca Whales Sighted on 84 of Last 88 Tours

"On scene with the Orca Whales" reports Captain Michael from Explorer 3. Another beautiful, sunny day with lots of wildlife sightings on the Salish Sea. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Brooke McKinley.

What a beautiful day full of sunshine and wildlife! Captain Michael kept us out of the fog the entire day! We found a bald eagle perched on Guemes Island and another on Cypress Island. We saw some harbor porpoise swimming in Rosario Strait. We went through Peavine Pass and eventually made it out to San Juan Channel. At Whale Rocks, we found two Steller sea lions hauled out as well as a couple in the water. We made our way out to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and up San Juan Island. We found some L-pod orcas near False Bay. They were headed down island. The first whales we saw were Alexis and Ocean Sun. Then Solstice and Mystery showed us how big they are getting! Calypso and her new calf L113 gave us a great look. L113 swam by the boat and you could see her looking up at us under the water. It was amazing! Next, Spirit and Skana swam by the starboard side of the boat. Skana even swam around the stern, giving us even a better look at how big he is! Before we left, we spent a little more time with Solstice as he chased some fish! On our way back, we did a slow down through the south end of Lopez Island and Castle Rock. It was such a gorgeous day out on the water!

Steller on the rocks

L113 giving us a nice look!

Orca Whales Off Oak Bay

We saw the newest member of L-pod, L-115, who is just a few days old.

L41, Mega, did three cartwheels today!

L105, Fluke, does a spyhop.

L92, Crewser, upside-down.

Our first wildlife sighting on today's trip was at Colville Island where we spotted a couple of harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. We had to travel all the way to Canada in order to find orcas today, but it was well worth it. We found L-pod orcas just south of Victoria traveling eastward. The first group we visited with included L92, Crewser, L72, Racer, L105, Fluke, and L90, Bellena. Fluke did a spyhop, and then Crewser turned over on his back and did several upside-down tail slaps. Next they slowed down and L26, Baba swam over to join them. Next we cruised over to watch L41, Mega swim over with a female. Mega did three amazing cartwheels in a row as the orcas started to spread out! We saw a few breaches off in the distance and then we spent time with one more group before we departed. We spotted a harbor porpoise swim right past the orcas. It just so happened that this last group had the new L-pod calf, L115, in it. The new calf was swimming with the orca presumed to be the mom, L47, Marina. L83, Moonlight, L110, Midnight, and L91, Muncher were also in this tightly packed subpod. Our passengers got several great looks at the new calf before we headed back to the dock. It was another fantastic day on the water. Naturalist Bart Rulon.

Orca and Minke Whales Near Haro Strait

L78, Gaia, breaches for us on our second trip

One of many spyhops we saw on our morning trip

K26, Lobo, does a pectoral fin slap for us

We headed south for our first trip of the day today. At Salmon Bank we spotted two minke whales in a row to start our day off with a bang. Soon after we were on scene with orcas near Eagle Point. We mostly saw J and L pod orcas on the first trip. Ruffles, J1, was one of the first orcas we spotted. Next we saw a group of several females and calves. it was a mix of L-pod and J-pod orcas including L22, Spirit, J19, Shachi, and others. They were rolling around and being very playful with each other. We saw multiple spyhops, and the adults would often push the youngsters up out of the water. These orcas were definitely the stars of the show today. We also had J8, Spieden, swim right over to us and log at the surface for about three minutes. Eventually L89, Solstice swam over and the two of them rolled around for quite a while. Captain Carl lined up Ruffles with Mount Baker in the background to end our viewing with the orcas. On our way back to the dock we spotted two Steller sea lions off Iceberg Point. We also headed southward for our second trip of the day. This trip also started with sightings of two minke whales, but this time it was off Lopez Island. We found orcas swimming out of Cattle Pass within a few minutes after the minke whale sightings. We had members of all three pods swimming quickly out toward open water. Once in open water they spread out into groups and appeared to be feeding. K22, Sekiu, swam by with K33, Tika, and then K26, Lobo swam over quickly and love seemed to be in the air as they neared our boat. At one point we had orcas swimming in every direction. We saw many breaches, and a few spyhops on this trip. The fantastic grand finale came when brothers L88, Wave Walker, and L78, Gaia swam over toward us. We could see them breaching off in the distance, and as they got closer to us Gaia gave us a spectacular breach at close range. This was one of the best days of the year! Naturalist Bart Rulon

Whale Watching Report

Thursday, September 2, 2010

K and L pods

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Transient Orcas off San Juan Island

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Superpod in Rosario Strait

Monday, August 30, 2010

Orca Whales In Active Pass

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010

J and K pod orcas

Friday, August 27, 2010

Humpbacks and Minke whales

Thursday, August 26, 2010

3 Orca Whale Pods Sighted From Island Explorer 3

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Orcas are back!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Minke Whales Sighted and Many Orca Whales Inbound From The West

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010

Minke whales and a humpback

Thursday, August 19, 2010

L-pod in two different locations

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Orca Whales Sighted on 84 of Last 88 Tours

Monday, August 16, 2010

Orca Whales Off Oak Bay

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Orca and Minke Whales Near Haro Strait

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