It was an eventful day today with our resident whales along the westside of San Juan Island. We were greeted by both members of K Pod and L Pod for our afternoon trip on the M/V Sea Lion. We first met up with these whales at Battleship Island and then followed them north towards Turn Point Lighthouse on Stuart Island. I always love being able to see them at Turn Point because Mt. Baker, the lighthouse, and the whales, will occasionally line up perfectly for the ultimate whale watching shot. A few of our lucky guests were able to capture that magical shot! Most of the resident whales continued their trajectory north, however a few stragglers stuck around for our evening trip. We were rewarded with Mega, Mystery, and even Solstice. Great day for whale watching and we got to top it off with a full moon in the sky!
Caitlin
Naturalist, M/V Sea Lion, San Juan Safaris