Puget Sound Whale Watching Adventures in Washington
The Salish Sea is an intricate network of coastal waterways in the Pacific Northwest that includes the Olympic Peninsula of Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The area is famous for attracting a huge variety of sea mammals, including transient and resident orcas, humpbacks, gray whales, minke whales, porpoises, sea lions, and seals. Orca watching in the Salish Sea has been on my bucket list for my whole life, and since I recently visited Port Townsend for my son’s graduation, I jumped at the chance to embark on a Puget Sound whale watching tour with Puget Sound Express. They’ve been offering wildlife excursions in the Salish Sea for more than 40 years! [toc] Whales in the Puget Sound and the Salish Sea This is Mike (J26), a Southern Resident Orca that we saw on our trip. There is a huge variety of marine life in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea, but the most exciting encounters are with orca and humpback whales. They are magnificent animals, even...