July 19, 2006

Today we were able to catch up with J and K-Pods as they were passing through Boundary Pass. At the beginning of the tour a few breaches were seen in the distance. Everyone onboard got to have a really nice look at Ruffles (J1) as he brought up the trailing end of the pods.

Throughout the day we had amazing sightings of K-Pod as they continued southward along San Juan Island. J-Pod had turned north and were traveling back towards Active Pass. Throughout the day we were listening to the whales echolocate and vocalize as they made their way past our vessels. Quite a bit of feeding was observed as quick, precise movements were made by the whales. One of the whales even rolled over onto its back to give us a peek at its belly!

To add to our trip we were lucky enough to see a sea otter in the middle of Haro Strait. As a recent addition to the south island wildlife population this sea otter seemed as happy as could be as it appeared to be snacking on some mid-afternoon lunch.