T. Time

Photo: T14 Tail Slap from our sunset trip. Photo taken by our guest, a marine biologist, Adam U.

Yesterday was a beautiful 80 degree day! Our weather has warmed up substantially and is becoming more characteristically consistent. The past four days have been sunny, warm, and clear. Yesterday we had three trips go out and each was unique with what we saw.

The Kittiwake, our limited adult tour, had an extended trip so they could see as much wildlife as possible. These 14+ charters allow for more leeway with time and where we go. Yesterday the Kittiwake had a whale of a day and encountered a Minke Whale, the smallest of the fin whales, a Humpback Whale, and the Transient Orca T14. It's always exciting to see different whales and dolphins to compare their anatomy as well as behaviors.

The Sea Lion had two trips. Each trip gave us a wonderful encounter with the wildlife that call our islands home. We had some playful Dall's Porpoises on our first trip who used our boat for "target practice" as they zigged and zagged around the Sea Lion. We even saw a Dall's jump clear out of the water, something I've never seen before. Our sunset trip allowed us to see T14. T14 is a pretty famous Transient as he helped to put an end to live captures in the United States.

We have a few trips going out today as well... call to reserve a spot now!

Megan, Naturalist