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Written by Traci
on Oct 11, 2016

Western Prince II: September 27, 2016

Western Prince II: September 27, 2016

We had a wonderful visit with a Humpback whale at Turn Point Lighthouse! It has been another incredible summer of watching these beautiful giants in the Salish Sea. We are so very fortunate these animals have made their way back into the area.

If you’re interested in booking a tour with us, be sure to check out our whale watching tours  and Boat Charters on the Western Prince II or the Western Explorer II. If you’re coming from Seattle, read more about our Whale Watching Seattle trips!

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Written by Traci
on Oct 11, 2016

Western Prince II: September 27, 2016

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Written by JB

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What an amazing day this was with K Pod!!!  On behalf of Captain Dennis, Katie, and mysel ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 17, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 17, 2016

Written by Alison

Western Prince II PM: August 17, 2016 ...

We left the dock quickly as we knew that the whales were heading away from us and into rou ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 18, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 18, 2016

Written by Nina

Western Prince II PM: August 18, 2016 ...

Ever wonder how many whales are too many or what a Steller sea lions teeth look like? The ...

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Western Explorer PM: August 16, 2016 Western Explorer PM: August 16, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer PM: August 16, 2016 ...

WOW! An incredible day with three species of cetaceans. We first got to see a Gray whale i ...

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Western Explorer AM: August 11, 2016 Western Explorer AM: August 11, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: August 11, 2016 ...

The Bigg’s encounters have been just amazing lately! We caught up with the T46’ ...

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Western Explorer AM: August 10, 2016 Western Explorer AM: August 10, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: August 10, 2016 ...

Another fantastic day in the Salish sea with a large group of Bigg’s Killer whales ( ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 9, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 9, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II PM: August 9, 2016 ...

A beautiful afternoon with Js and Ks! Fantastic conditions and foraging whales made for a ...

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Western Explorer Sunset: August 8, 2016 Western Explorer Sunset: August 8, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer Sunset: August 8, 2016 ...

A fellow whale watch operator’s boat was having issues as they left the dock, so our ...

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Western Explorer AM: August 8, 2016 Western Explorer AM: August 8, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: August 8, 2016 ...

Such a fantastic day! We started out with a rumor of a few orcas inter-island near Friday ...

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Western Explorer PM: August 9, 2016 Western Explorer PM: August 9, 2016

Written by JB

Western Explorer PM: August 9, 2016 ...

Wow….what a magical day.  To be able to sit in flat calm water watching J Pod foraging ...

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Western Explorer AM: August 9, 2016 Western Explorer AM: August 9, 2016

Written by JB

Western Explorer AM: August 9, 2016 ...

That was a great encounter with J Pod—getting to see them pass by the Turn Point Lightho ...

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Western Prince II AM: August 8, 2016 Western Prince II AM: August 8, 2016

Written by JB

Western Prince II AM: August 8, 2016 ...

So great to see the T18/T19s with “Mr. Floppy Fin”.  He’s still hanging around whic ...

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Western Prince II AM: August 6, 2016 Western Prince II AM: August 6, 2016

Written by JB

Western Prince II AM: August 6, 2016 ...

That was a great encounter with the T75s.  Getting to see them take a seal was amazing, a ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 6, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 6, 2016

Written by JB

Western Prince II PM: August 6, 2016 ...

What a fantastic day we had with the transients up in the Strait of Georgia.   ...

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Western Explorer PM: August 2, 2016 Western Explorer PM: August 2, 2016

Written by JB

Western Explorer PM: August 2, 2016 ...

Here are the highlights of my pictures from our trip with the T65As….we sure did have to ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 10, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 10, 2016

Written by Alison

Western Prince II PM: August 10, 2016 ...

T19B Rocked my world today! Fabulous day on the Western Prince. We had a large group of T& ...

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Western Explorer PM: August 6, 2016 Western Explorer PM: August 6, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer PM: August 6, 2016 ...

We left the dock knowing we had a group of Bigg’s Killer whales in the area, so to t ...

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Western Explorer AM: August 4, 2016 Western Explorer AM: August 4, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: August 4, 2016 ...

It was a very still and beautiful morning when we set out in search of whales. We went all ...

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Western Explorer PM: August 3, 2016 Western Explorer PM: August 3, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer PM: August 3, 2016 ...

We were so fortunate that later in the afternoon J pod and part of L pod had moved just in ...

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Western Prince II PM: August 2, 2016 Western Prince II PM: August 2, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II PM: August 2, 2016 ...

What a special treat!! For only the second time in 10 years I got to see another Gray whal ...

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Western Prince II PM: July 27, 2016 Western Prince II PM: July 27, 2016

Written by Alison

Western Prince II PM: July 27, 2016 ...

We were very lucky to have whales close by today and 2 species no less!  On the way down ...

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Western Explorer AM: July 28, 2016 Western Explorer AM: July 28, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: July 28, 2016 ...

We started our morning with no sightings, which turned into Bigg’s (transient) Kille ...

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Western Explorer AM: July 27, 2016 Western Explorer AM: July 27, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: July 27, 2016 ...

It was a fantastic morning on the Western Explorer with Captain JB at the helm! We started ...

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Western Prince II PM: July 26, 2016 Western Prince II PM: July 26, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II PM: July 26, 2016 ...

Our second departure of the day took us down to the south end of San Juan Island. Most of ...

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Western Prince II AM: July 26, 2016 Western Prince II AM: July 26, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II AM: July 26, 2016 ...

We started out our trip heading north and watching Harbor seals and their new pups at Sent ...

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Western Explorer PM: July 25, 2016 Western Explorer PM: July 25, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer PM: July 25, 2016 ...

Today brought unexpected delights! We first caught up with at least 2 Minke whales that we ...

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Western Prince II PM: July 20, 2016 Western Prince II PM: July 20, 2016

Written by Alison

Western Prince II PM: July 20, 2016 ...

What a great day we had with the L22’s and L12’s, two subgroups from L-pod.  My pictu ...

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Western Prince II PM: July 17, 2016 Western Prince II PM: July 17, 2016

Written by JB

Western Prince II PM: July 17, 2016 ...

What an amazing trip with orcas fishing and spyhopping, followed by that tremendous encoun ...

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Western Prince II AM: July 16, 2016 Western Prince II AM: July 16, 2016

Written by JB

Western Prince II AM: July 16, 2016 ...

What an amazing day we had with not only those active orca whales but also the amazing hum ...

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Western Explorer AM: July 21, 2016 Western Explorer AM: July 21, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: July 21, 2016 ...

We started out checking out the many seals sunbathing on Goose island. Also on Goose islan ...

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Western Explorer PM: July 20, 2016 Western Explorer PM: July 20, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer PM: July 20, 2016 ...

Our afternoon took us to the south end of San Juan Island where we got to watch part of L ...

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Western Prince II AM: July 20, 2016 Western Prince II AM: July 20, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II AM: July 20, 2016 ...

A beautiful morning encounter with some of Lpod! L85 “Mystery” and L89 “ ...

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Western Prince II PM: July 19, 2016 Western Prince II PM: July 19, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II PM: July 19, 2016 ...

On our afternoon tour, we caught back up with some of Lpod who were still socializing on t ...

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Western Prince II AM: July 19, 2016 Western Prince II AM: July 19, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Prince II AM: July 19, 2016 ...

We had a fantastic tour this morning! We had lots of little groups from L pod on the sout ...

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Western Explorer AM: July 18, 2016 Western Explorer AM: July 18, 2016

Written by Traci

Western Explorer AM: July 18, 2016 ...