NOTE: This summer, The US Navy will be using the Victoria Clipper III and other vessels to ferry personnel from Everett to Bremerton for work on the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier. As there are no other satisfactory vessels (large, fast, outdoor adequate viewing) available to us, we will not be operating the Seattle to San Juans service or San Juans Whale and Sealife Search this year, but will resume in 2010. Other Whale Watching and San Juan transportation options are available. Call 800-888-2535 to speak to one of our reservation agents.
You'll have three-days and two-nights to explore Victoria BC, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, see the Historic District of Fairhaven in Bellingham and Seattle!
Promoting stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.
San Juan Vineyards http://www.sanjuanvineyards.com/
3136 Roche Harbor Road
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250 Admission: No 33 acres of family-owned vineyards the produce about 4,000 cases of wine a year. Tasting room and gift shop located in the old schoolhouse.
San Juan Island National Historical Park http://www.nps.gov/sajh/ San Juan Island, WA Admission: No A beautiful park with beaches, hiking trails, and a fascinating history.
Lime Kiln Point San Juan Island, WA Admission: No Orca whales are common in the waters off Lime Kiln - this park, also known as "Whale Watch Park" is considered one of the best places in the world to see whales from a land-based location.
One of many islands located in North Puget Sound, San Juan Island is the largest in the San Juan archipelago - a chain of 172 islands. While many of the surrounding islands are largely pastoral, San Juan Island has a varied landscape with oceanside beaches, rocky cliffs, valleys, forests and even small mountains near the northwestern tip. Also known as the Pig War Island, the conflict over ownership of the island between the United States and Britain was a fierce one, resulting in a joint-military occupation that lasted 12 years. This conflict began with the killing of a British-owned hog by an American settler. The matter was finally resolved in 1972 effectively ending the last territorial dispute between America and Britain!
