Tuesday, August 19

A little wind and rain never stops us from having a great time on the water. We traveled west out of the Victoria Harbour into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, just off shore near the Sheringham Light House. Once there we watched as 4 transient orcas traveled and foraged for food. After just a few minutes with the whales we were able to identify them as the T30's, the same whales we were with the day before. This particular group of whales were very nice to see because it includes 1 mature male, 2 mature females and a calf, giving our passengers a great sense of the different size and roles within the family group. Although the morning and afternoon tours both offered other animals, they were very different. The morning tour enjoyed other toothed whale such as Dall's and harbour porpoises and a lone foraging harbour seal. While the afternoon tour stopped by Race Rocks Marine Park and viewed Harbour and Elephant seals and California and Stellar sea lions. I look forward to seeing what tomorrow offers!