The sun was shining and the waters were calm as we headed north in search of wildlife. Just as we left Friday Harbor, we spotted a harbor seal poking his head out of the water and slowed down to get a better look. We continued our journey enjoying the beautiful day and the sites of the surrounding islands. As we reached the west side of San Juan Island north of Lime Kiln, we saw what we were looking for, killer whales! Lots of them! The pod was spread out so we didn’t know which direction to look; whales were breaching to our right, some were lob tailing to our left. They were all being super playful, it was quite a view!
After spending some time with the whales we decided to circumnavigate the rest of San Juan Island. On our way back in we spotted some harbor porpoises and stopped because the water was absolutely calm and beautiful, plus we were able to admire the views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker off in the distance. Excellent day full of wildlife!
~Kristen, Naturalist, San Juan Safaris