This year, we celebrated the holiday weekend the best way we know how — with an abundance of whales. Over the past few days, PSE tours have seen over 20 orcas!
On July 5th, our Seattle (Edmonds) boat, Swiftsure, spotted the T109A pod of orcas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, just east of Port Angeles. This marked only the second time that we’ve seen this pod in 2026. We didn’t have to wait long to see them again, though!
On July 6th, we found them again! This time, it was our Full-Day Tour from Port Townsend aboard Red Head that spotted them for the day. This time, it wasn’t just the T109As, it was also T65, T63, the T65Bs, T137A, T77, and T77D — a real T-Party! One of the most iconic T-Party attendees was T63, a local celebrity, affectionately known as Chainsaw. Guests and crew had a wonderful time watching them interact, socialize, and even take part in a combined porpoise hunt. An all-around awesome day on the water!
Now that summer is upon us, our Seattle (Edmonds), Port Townsend, and Port Angeles Half-Day Tours are running morning and afternoon tours. We’re also continuing to run our Full-Day Tours daily from Seattle (Edmonds) and Port Townsend.
