Puget Sound Express - Edmonds

Yesterday was a pretty magical day for both our Port Townsend and Seattle (Edmonds) Half-Day Tours 🙌 For our passengers aboard Swiftsure from Edmonds, the day started in the Hood Canal with the T65As and T64Bs Bigg’s orca pods, where they witnessed a pretty epic harbor porpoise hunt. For the Saratoga out of Port Townsend, passengers and crew ran further south, locating the T46B Bigg’s orcas around Mutiny Bay, moving steadily northward. After viewing their respective orcas, Captains EJ and Tony swapped boat positions, with Swiftsure spending time with the T46Bs and Saratoga with the T65As and T64Bs — this is where things got really interesting!

The 46B orcas took a sharp 90-degree turn and began tail slapping the water in the direction of the T65As and T64Bs. In turn, the T65As and T64Bs made a beeline for the T46Bs. Passengers and crew aboard both vessels got to witness the formation of a T-Party as the three pods came together to socialize in Admiralty Inlet! The atmosphere felt like a party with breaching, synchronized movements, tail and pec slapping, moonwalking, spyhopping, and porpoising — just about the full range of orca social behaviors.

Getting to witness the different pods interacting and socializing was a real treat, and guests aboard both trips reported that it was a spectacular day out on the water!

If you’re ready to join us for a whale watching adventure from Seattle (Edmonds, Port Townsend, or our Port Angeles location, you can do so on our website, www.pugetsoundexpress.com, or by giving us a call at 360-385-5288 — see you on the water!

And just like that, May is over! We had a great month: setting sail for the season from Port Angeles, launching our Full-Day Tour out of Seattle (Edmonds), and enjoying countless wildlife sightings across all three locations! We’re welcoming June with some of our favorite passenger photos — and even one piece of PSE-inspired art — from last month’s trips.

Want to get in on the action? Tours operate daily from Seattle (Edmonds), Port Townsend, and Port Angeles! For more information or to book, visit our website: https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/ or give the office a call at 360-385-5288.

P.S. We also offer rates for large groups and private options. For more information, send us a DM!

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the T65As 🫍

On May 26, passengers and crew aboard the Swiftsure from Edmonds were treated to an aerial spectacle from members of the T65A pod of Bigg’s orcas. Little sis T65A6 Callisto (born in 2018) started the action for the day, breaching out of the water multiple times in a row before joining up with big brother T65A3 Amir for some synchronized tail-slapping action. At this point, Amir seemed to decide it was time to show Callisto how it was done! He breached over 20 times while we were on scene. We feel so lucky to have witnessed this show of socialization!

We’re feeling like stars today 🤩 Did you catch our moment in the spotlight on Good Morning America?! We had so much fun welcoming the GMA production team aboard the Swiftsure and taking them on a wildlife adventure! To watch our feature (including a highlight of the wonderful team at The Market Chef in Friday Harbor), use the link below. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Video ‘GMA’ goes whale watching in Washington Becky Worley explores the beauty of Washington state as “GMA” travels to 50 states in 50 weeks.