April 2026: 3-Day Birdwatching & Wildlife Cruise Trip Log

April 2026: 3-Day Birdwatching & Wildlife Cruise Trip Log

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to set sail aboard Glacier Spirit on our annual 3-Day Birdwatching & Wildlife Cruise in partnership with Olympic Birdfest? Well, Naturalist (and birding enthusiast) Rachel is here to give you the low-down! Taking place this...
A Week of Firsts!

A Week of Firsts!

We’re only a few days in, and this is already proving to be a week of firsts! In the past few days, we’ve seen our first adult humpback of the year, BCX1193 (Zig Zag), our first tufted puffin of the year, and had our first sightings of Bigg’s orcas T167A and T167B in...
Jumping for joy with the T46Bs!

Jumping for joy with the T46Bs!

Some trips stand out as extraordinary! A lot of that has to do with random timing, and you just never know when those special days are going to happen. Our April 10 trip from Edmonds was one of those extra-special experiences. We had a multitude of wildlife sightings...
March T-Party (and Sounder Gray Whales 396 and 2362!)

March T-Party (and Sounder Gray Whales 396 and 2362!)

Another T-Party! Even though it’s Gray Whale season, we’ve had a terrific early season run of seeing groups of Bigg’s Orcas hanging out together. Passengers on our March 26, 2026 Edmonds Gray Whale tour were treated to a fun gathering of Bigg’s...