This morning, our vessel the Orca Spirit headed west with reports of orcas west of Sooke and westbound. Eventually, after a long search the orcas were picked up well offshore of Otter Point, where we had a great encounter with some K and L pod whales. After some early activity, including a wondrous spyhop, the whales settled into a resting pattern. This remarkable behaviour is one of my (naturalist Corey) favourite sites, as the whole pod will line up and surface and dive in unison. It was another fantastic morning on the SalishSea!
Our evening trip on the Pacific Explorer was an adventurous trip to the waters of HaroStrait, where J-pod and K-pod were meeting offshore of False Bay. A few members of L-pod were also present. We had excellent passes from a number of J-pod whales, including Granny (J2) and Ruffles (J1). The whales were very active, with lots of tailslaps, spyhops and even a few breaches! After our magnificent orca experience, we travelled to the Chain Islets where we saw several harbour seals. We stopped at GreatChainIsland, where a bald eagle was perched on the cormorant colony. We arrived back in the harbour after an exciting ride across the waterfront, satisfied after another fantastic experience on the SalishSea.
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