Another great day here in Roche Harbor. We had some up close seal encounters with plenty of sunshine today! We also got to hold some purple ochre seastars!
Kayak Guide Chris, 3 hour kayak tours, San Juan Island Outfitters Whale Watch and Kayak Tours
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Despite having to work against strong winds and a flooding current before our lunch break, we ended up having a really nice paddle today! The guests were kind and curious, as were the many harbor seals who surrounded our boats multiple times! We explored Garrison Bay and English Camp, paddling around Guss Island and back up Mosquito Pass, finally with the wind at our backs and the warm sun on our faces.
Kayak guide Courtney, 5 hour tour, San Juan Island Outfitters Whale...
It was an interesting day out on the water today! Today started pretty breezy with gusts around 10 mph. This created an exciting paddle out to Open Bay with some choppy waves and plenty of wave splash. Lots of fun! After lunch the wind died down and it was a perfect day out on the water!
Kayak Guide Chris, 5 hour kayak tour, San Juan Island Outfitters Whale Watch & Kayak Tours
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Today we had a great time with the Southern Resident Killer Whales of J Pod! The M/V Sea Hawk left Roche Harbor and motored out to the north end of Stewart Island where we caught up with the J14's, J16's, J19's and L87 off Turn Point. When we got on seen we watched as J19, Sachi, came full out of the water in a high breach! Guest were all very excited to see such an amazing display of behavior (as was I)! The whales continued to be very active and broke up into different...
Another blue sky day here in Roche Harbor. Today on our paddle we saw plenty of harbor seals, eagles, and even some harbor porpoise! We also found a lot of sea glass during our lunch break!
Kayak Guide Chris, 5 hour kayak tour, San Juan Island Outfitters Whale Watch and Kayak Tours
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Today was another beautiful day here in Roche Harbor. On our 3 hour paddle today we got to see several harbor seals in a bull kelp forest. We even had a curious seal pup come about 5 feet from our boats! We also got to see the circle of life in full motion with a pair of eagles feasting on a seal carcass on shore.
Kayak Guide Chris, San Juan Island Outfitters Whale Watch and Kayak Tours
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Yesterday we had an amazing day on the M/V Seahawk. For our morning trip we had a report of Residents to the north of Roche Harbor in Boundary Pass. I love trips into Boundary Pass, especially on clear days when you can see Mt. Baker in its entirety. We met up with K and J pods right off of the coast of Saturna and South Pender Islands in Canada. Oftentimes our trips cross into Canadian waters, but don't fret... you do not need a passport! We got to watch the Js and Ks...
Today was one of those real special paddles. We started our 5-hour trip heading north and viewing a pair of bald eagles and getting some up close looks at some harbor seals. We continued our paddle by heading south down the west side of Henry Island. As we continued heading south I noticed many boats in the same area gradually coming closer and closer. By the time we made to a place called Kellet Bluff the whales were right behind us. Jackpot. We found a nice...
Today we left Roche harbor and headed straight out into Haro Strait where we had reports of orcas in the area. We came across the K14's which include K14 (Lea) and her offspring K26 (Lobo), K36 (Yoda) and K42 (Kelp). We watching them for quite some time and enjoyed watching them all surface close together and in synchronization. We enjoyed watching the family for a while and then headed back through John's Pass. On the way through John's pass we saw a quite a few...
The beautiful sun sparkled on the water all day for us on our 5 hour circumnavigation of Henry Island today. The harbor seals were too many to count throughout Mosquito Pass and all along the west side of Henry Island. Some of the male harbor seals even delighted us with their mating dance, jumping out of the water and slapping their flippers on the surface. We had tons of fun talking about seaweed in the kelp forests, making bull kelp horns and even snacking on the...