http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog Whale Watching Tue, 08 May 2012 01:50:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are certain days when we go out on the boat and we have to travel great distances in order to catch a glimpse of the beautiful orca whales we have plying the waters of the San Juan Islands... Today was not one of those days! We literally left the ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/05/06/exit-the-harbor-and-see-what-happens/ I wake up Friday morning to pouring rain outside my window.  Who would go whale watching today?  I WOULD!  By noon the sky is clearing and the promise of a beautiful afternoon is ahead of us.  With a positive minded group of passengers...they left home in the rain...we head north ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/05/04/southern-residents-whooo-hooo/ Today was another day on the water that again reminded us that we just never know what is going to happen during our adventures.  Every day is an unexpected surprise. We had several nice families on the boat today including a family of three with an adorable nine-year-old young lady. The ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/04/29/last-minute-luck/ The weather in the San Juans can be misty and grey....it's the Pacific Northwest.  It can also be suddenly sunny and almost warm...even in April.  It's the Pacific Northwest! Friday we leave the dock at noon and head out with a confirmed sighting of our Southern Resident Orca whales!  Yay! ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/04/28/april-showers-bringwhalesand-wildlife-wonders/ Today we had a very appropriate Earth Day present - J and K pods decided to visit! We had an absolutely delightful afternoon on the water with the whales as they rested in large groups while traveling north in Haro Strait. We were also able to see lots of other ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/04/22/earth-day-orcas/ Who would choose Friday the 13th to head out on a whale watch cruise?  Who would dare? We leave the dock at twelve noon straight up!  Seventeen passengers, Captain Nancy and Naturalists Nan and Chris are crewing today.  This is my second day back on the water this season.   I'm ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/04/13/do-you-dare-its-friday-the-13th/ Well, the spring has been in a word--exciting!  We started the year in March again, and in the 7 trips we have run, we've had whales for 5 of them!  And we've had amazing wildlife for all seven trips. So far, our encounters with whales have been Transient orca encounters.  Transients ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/04/12/fabulous-spring-start/ Wow!  Wow!  Wow!  First trip for 2012 is now on the books, and it lived up to a first-day-of-the-season trip for sure!  We left the harbor with overcast skies and the sun starting to peak out for the first time in days.  We had no reports of whales from today, ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2012/03/17/first-trip-of-2012-31712-and-what-a-trip-it-was/ WOW!  What a fabulous day on the water....and a memorable last trip of the season!  Leaving Friday Harbor with promising weather and the news that orca vocalizations were heard on the Port Townsent hydrophone three hours before, spirits are high.  The water is flat clam today and yesterday's rain and ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2011/10/29/one-last-tripone-last-wow/ October days offer surprises!  The weather can be a picture perfect of the grey and misty Pacific Northwest....OR...exactly the opposite...with warm autumn sunshine bathing the islands, water and wildlife in bright morning light or golden glow. The last two weeks have been outstanding in variety of animals, birds and weather.  Even ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2011/10/24/october-dazeautumn-haze/