Tuesday, June 9th

It was an early start to the day for our Captain John and our naturalist Cassie who led the morning tour. We decided to swing out west, then make our way back east through the Juan de Fuca. Rumor had it that there were two whales at San Juan Island near False Bay/ We made our way along the coast line and after a few porpoise teased us with their surfacing we finally spotted the Orcas. K20 and K38 (Spock and Comet). We went north up the San Juan coast following our whale friends. After some viewing we parted ways and took a quick trip to Trial and the Chain Islands, watched some seals, spotted a Bald Eagle and enjoyed a discussion on Bull Kelp. All in all, it was a fun trip with awesome passengers.

On our afternoon trip, we went out with naturalists Helen, Cassie and Jenna and our trusty Captain John. We set out in search of K20 and K38 that we saw earlier this morning. Unfortunately, with the tide pushing them on, the Orcas zoomed up north, right out of our range. Instead, we opted instead to take a look for Minke whales out at Hein Bank. We stopped and scanned for awhile but no luck. With the expertise of Captain John, he suggested that we head north to Salmon Bank…it proved to be a fantastic idea. At Salmon Bank, there were sea birds of all types, seals, porpoise and three Minkes which gave us plenty to look at. We finally headed southwest, towards home, with memories of Minkes dancing in our heads.