August 17-August 23
This past week, whales were a little more central to the marina that we depart from (Skyline in Anacortes), making for some time well spent with beautiful backdrops and abundant wildlife. Each whale species that we can expect to see at this time of year were around (Bigg’s killer whales, humpbacks, minkes), seal pups have […]
August 10-August 16
As I sort through photos to recap this past week of whale sightings, we are starting to notice a slow shift on our afternoon tours. Instead of staying light into 9pm+, the sun has quietly started setting roughly 30-40 minutes sooner. The change brings cooler temperatures earlier into our afternoon trips and as the sun […]
August 3 – August 9
The summer sure feels like it’s chugging along as another week has flown right by! This past week we were extremely delighted to have some “familiar fins” make their way back into the central Salish Sea, some of which spent at least a day or two with us before heading back out west to the […]
July 27 – August 2
This past week we continued to tip our hat to the T65B family– a quartet of Bigg’s killer whales (marine-mammal eaters) who have become steady central Salish Sea visitors, “holding down the fort” for over the past two weeks as they inspect every kelp bed, rock, and nook and cranny for seals and they go. […]
July 20-July 26
This past week was a much different whale watching week, as we had some very windy, wavy, and sometimes foggy conditions on the water. The fog is something to expect when temperatures are often warmer during the day and then cool off by 15+ degrees overnight. We also experienced some pattern shifts in how whales […]
July 13-July 19
This past week was a classic Pacific Northwest summer week: often sunny and beautiful with a couple 80+ degree weather days, but of course also a day or two with a little sprinkling in of some fog and light drizzle. Different weather patterns offer different lighting and water conditions to view the whales in, which […]
July 6-July 12
We rode the waves, the wind, the rain, the fog, and the sunshine this past week as we adventured all around the central Salish Sea. It’s a good thing that whales and wildlife don’t mind the weather turns–in fact, sometimes wind waves seem to make them a bit more playful as they surface higher to […]
June 29-July 5
We had another adventurous week on the water, sometimes really going the distance (literally 109 miles round trip on 7.3.25!) and other times pulling right out of the marina to find whales not far from us (Rosario Strait, Guemes Channel, Samish Bay). Part of the excitement of a whale and wildlife tour is knowing each […]
June 22-June 28
Another exciting week with Bigg’s killer whale sightings still reigning supreme amongst our tours! This past week we spent some more time with families T65Bs and the T99s, but each of these families had some temporary traveling partners with them on some of our encounters. The T65Bs traveled with T49A1 “Noah” for a bit, and it […]
June 15-June 21
Over the last 7 days, Bigg’s killer whale sightings have kept pace with those that we have seen in the last two weeks prior. While we have had several family groups making their rounds around the central Salish Sea, we welcomed in some “first of the year” sightings to our Blue Kingdom crew. This week, […]
