August 13, 2006

What an amazing day on the water! This morning we headed to Andrew's Bay on San Juan Island, where we met up with a group of whales that were heading north along the west coast of the island. We had a spectacular visit with several different whales, including Faith (L57). It was a calm morning, and we were in awe as we listened to the blows and spectacular vocal displays over the hydrophone. The whales were in a playful mood, and we saw many breaches and spyhops. It was a fantastic trip.

In the afternoon we journeyed north of Turn Point to Boundary Pass where we met up with the same whales from this morning, who had traveled several miles further north. We arrived on scene to find the animals breaching and very active! It was a great trip spent in the company of truly incredible animals.

The evening trip, always a staff favourite, found us again on the west coast of San Juan Island with a large group of K and L-Pod whales. We spent some time with many different whales and were fortunate to see Spock (K20) and her young calf! We watched as several whales foraged in a tide rip, and listened intently to the tremendous vocalizations. Returning to Victoria, we had an excellent trip through the Chain Islets, where we saw several Harbour seals hauled out looking very relaxed. It was a great way to end another spectacular day aboard the Orca Spirit.