Over the last two weeks we have moved from operating only weekends, to our current 7-days/week service. The whale watching has been very good over the last two weeks, with Orca and Minke whales seen most often, along will occasional Gray and Humpback whale sightings. The weather continues to be great as well, with calm waters and lots of sun!

The whale watching has been excellent over the last two weeks, with frequent Orca and Minke whale sightings. Just as impressive is the weather we have had, calm conditions in the islands and lots and lots of sun! Temperatures are supposed to sneak into the low 80’s this week, and will hopefully extend into our scheduled trips this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now is a great time to visit the islands, or go whale watching, before the summer vacation crowds hit Bellingham and the San Juan Islands.

Our San Juan Island Commuter service to the San Juan Islands, as well as our whale watching tours, began this season on Friday and it’s been a great start to the season! The weather has been perfect, with lots of sun and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60’s. Best of all though, the Orca whales have been seen on all of our whale watching trips so far! They started off just off shore of San Juan Island, but have been seen further north more recently, close to Pt. Roberts. We currently have seats available for our tours next weekend, May 22-25, but space is limited, so call or book online soon.

I just came across a great Orca whale blog site called Whale Of A ‘Purpose’ written by a local whale enthusiast that is packed with great photos and lots of tips on identifying whales. With the sun out today, looking at this blog makes me wish we were still running tours….spring is just around the corner though!

Despite the rain and clouds the past few days the whale sightings haven’t been too bad. We were unable to see them on Friday - they were just too far out of our range. However, we saw Minke and Orca whales every other day, including another Superpod sighting (all three resident pods of Orca together).The weather is much nicer today and should last until the middle of the week - hopefully this weather will stay a little longer though!

Yet another great week of whale watching! Usually the peak whale watching season is May - mid-July, however, it seems like the sightings are getting better and better as we get further into the summer season. This photo was taken by our captain on August 6th. For the last 7 days we have been seeing J and L pods, along with one day where we saw transient whales (whales that don’t stay within the Puget Sound region year-round). It looks like there will be some light clouds moving in this afternoon, but then the forecast looks great for the rest of the week.

It’s been yet another great week out in the San Juan Islands. Lots of whales, including Orca whales (mostly J & L pods), some transient Orcas and a couple of Minke whale sightings. With perfect weather forecasted this week (clear skies and temps in the upper 70’s / low 80’s), it should fabulous out in the San Juan Islands and Victoria!

Yet another great week of whale watching, possibly the best of the season. We saw Orca and Minke whales on a regular basis on both boats, the Island Commuter 2 (our Friday Harbor/Whale Watching boat) and the Victoria Star 2 (our Victoria, BC boat). There was one "Superpod" sighting (all three resident pods clustered together) and several 2 pod sightings. It’s a little gray today, but the forecast is for nicer weather towards the end of the week.

Another great week with fabulous weather - sunny with temps in the mid-to-upper 70’s and great whale sightings. Yesterday we saw Orca whales just off Lime Kiln Park on San Juan Island, and a rare (for this time of year) Gray whale sighting just off Vancouver Island. The rest of the week was filled with J and L pod sightings - we got back from Victoria a half hour late on Friday to give our passengers plenty of time with the whales.

We had a great week of whale watching, starting off with a Superpod (all three resident pods of Orca whales clustered together) on July 9th. K pod then disappeared for the rest of the week, but we had frequent sightings of the other two pods (J & L) nearly every day. Throw in some sun and temperatures in the mid-70’s, and you couldn’t ask for a more perfect week of cruising through the San Juan Islands!