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Orca Whales Prevent Shark Attacks on Kayaks in the San Juan Islands

The San Juan Islands would seem to be an ideal habitat for great white sharks, the species infamous for knocking kayak fisherman and surfers into the water off California and Oregon a couple of times each year. Our huge populations of seals and sea lions and cool waters must be very attractive to these apex

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YouTube Channel Videos: Kayaking San Juan Islands & Whale-Watching

Introducing our YouTube Channel for orca whale watching and kayaking San Juan Islands. Enjoy watching amazing professional videos of orcas and sea kayaking in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Our first San Juan Islands kayaking video is a fantastic professionally produced short feature made for the National Geographic Channel featuring killer whales and

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Resident Orca Whales Return to San Juan Islands Kayaking Area

One of our local pods of resident-type (fish-eating) orca whales has returned to the San Juan Islands and we look forward to kayaking with them soon – maybe today! L-pod, the largest of the killer whale families that reside in the San Juan Islands from spring through fall, appeared on the west side of San

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More Humpback Whales Seen on San Juan Islands Kayaking Routes

A mother humpback whale and her calf swam past our afternoon day trip in the San Juan Islands of Washington just as they launched their kayaks into the water. This is one of several sightings of humpbacks whales in the San Juan Islands and other Salish Sea locations this spring. We hope this will lead

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Humpback Whale Seen on San Juan Island Kayaking Day Trip

A humpback whale appeared on today’s afternoon day trip in the San Juan Islands of Washington. This exciting discovery is the area’s first humpback whale of the spring. We hope it remains in the area and is joined by more of its huge acrobatic fellows. Today, humpback whales are uncommon visitors in Washington waterways from

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Elephant Seal Spotted on San Juan Island Kayaking Day Trip

This week our one day kayaking trips in the San Juan Islands had great success with finding a variety of pinnipeds, the “fin-footed” mammals such as seals and sea lions. Four species in total were found on our sea kayaking tours this week, which is about the maximum that can be found in the inland

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Killer Whales Attack Gray Whale Near the San Juan Islands

Some excited boaters today confirmed an attack by killer whales on an adult gray by videotaping the encounter. The attack took place southeast of the San Juan Islands while whale watching near Whidbey and Camano Islands. This is the same area that a pod of “transient” killer whales attacked gray whales with a calf that

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Gray Whales Survive Rare Encounter with Orcas near Seattle, Washington

Last week three gray whales were seen traveling together near Seattle, Washington. Their peaceful migration northwards was interrupted by a pod of “transient killer whales”, the type of orca that mainly eats other marine mammals. Groups of transient orcas are known to kill gray whales, especially calves. Encounters between transient killer whales and gray whales

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BABY BOOM OF ORCA WHALES IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS
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Baby Boom of Orca Whales in the San Juan Islands Kayaking Area

The good news is the most recent orca whale born in our primary kayaking in the San Juan Islands looks robust healthy. The bad news is this baby orca is the first-born of a very inexperienced mother, only 12 years old, who will need help from her aunt and grandmother. More alarming is that in

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Humpback Whale Saves Seal from Orcas!

There are plenty of stories of dolphins saving humans. Authentic tales of dolphins assisting swimmers in distress are numerous. On the opposite side of popular mythology is the killer whale, the largest of all dolphins. Orcas are often erroneously depicted as dangerous to humans. But transient type killer whales do hunt other mammals, if not

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Unusual Jelly Fish Seen on San Juan Islands Kayak Tour

This past weekend, on our one day San Juan Islands kayak tour, we found an unusual jelly fish that we have never before encountered in this area on our kayaking trips. As you can see from the photo, it was stunningly beautiful with an amber bell, purple stinging tentacles, and pink oral tentacles. It was

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San Juan Islands Named in List of World’s Top 10 Cycling Vacations

Lonely Planet just created a list of the “World’s Top 10 Cycling Routes” and named the San Juan Islands to it. This is part of their series of “Best in Travel” lists, now available in book form. In addition to the San Juan Islands of Washington State, the list includes vacation locations in New Zealand,

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