We booked our adventure trip at the last minute, because we thought maybe seeing the whales from shore at Lime Kiln State park would be good enough. While we did see some from the park, this ride was SO WORTH it! We rode the high speed Kestrel boat, with Mariana and Mike as our guides. We were given warm pants & jackets, which kept us warm since we were going so fast in the open boat. We saw so much more wildlife than we had anticipated....bald eagles, sea lions, seals, some of the resident Orcas and a humpback whale. Our captain got us close enough, but within regulations, to hear them blowing. Mariana gave us so much interesting information....you can tell how passionate she is about her field. I would highly recommend this excursion....it will be the highlight of our trip!