Sunday, June 7th

This morning we headed out of the harbour in search of orcas, minke whales and any and all of the wonderful diversity of marine life in the Salish Sea. We travelled south across Juan De Fuca to the Olympic Peninsula. We had received reports that orca had been spotted early that morning and we set out to find the proverbial needle in a haystack. Nearing Freshwater Bay, we found them, a group of 5 transient orcas. We had a wonderful viewing experience of these magnificent predators as they made their way west. After our encounter, we travelled to Race Rocks, finishing our adventure with sightings of eagles, elephant seals, harbour seals and even a California sea lion.

Unfortunately, by the afternoon tour the transient orcas had travelled out of range. Although we tried our best to reach them, distance proved too far, so we decided to concentrate our efforts on the other wildlife the Salish Sea had to offer or find another group of orcas a little closer to home. A highlight or our afternoon tour was Race Rocks. where yet again we found northern elephant seals, harbour seals, eagles and California sea lions. It was another great day at Orca Spirit Adventures.