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New Orca Calf – Just in Time For Christmas!

Exciting News! It’s been kept quiet to make sure all parties confirmed, but NOAA’s NW Fisheries Science Center and the Center for Whale Research have confirmed that on December 17, 39-year old J16 (Slick) gave birth to a new baby calf in Puget Sound, probably only a few hours judging from the fresh fetal folds, before [...]

Four Orca Calves Receive Names

After several weeks of public voting with more than 6,500 votes counted, four Southern Resident Community Orca calves have new names! The newly named babies are: Notch (J-47), Saturna (K-43), Mystic (L-115) and Finn (L-116).

Tucker House, Restaurants, Whale Watching – All Great

Well, we are back in Santa Fe and not quite as wet as Friday Harbor. We really enjoyed our stay at Tucker House. We were commenting this evening that we wouldn’t change a thing. The restaurants were great, our room was super and Captain Jim did a great job. His other group didn’t show, so [...]