August 27, 2006

This morning, we did not have to head far as our spotter Brenden found whales off the Victoria waterfront! We arrived on scene to find a resting group of J and K-Pod whales making their way slowly towards Haro Strait. We were thrilled to see the newest addition to our southern resident community, K41, in the group. After visiting with the J's and K's, we traveled rest to find another large group of L-Pod whales also in a resting state. Another highlight of the morning was a trip to Race Rocks to view the California and Stellar sea lions. What a spectacular morning!

In the afternoon, we traveled to Haro Strait where we again met up with L-Pod, who were still in a resting state. We got some excellent views of Faith (L57) and many of our L-Pod favourites than continued traveling east to meet up the J's and K's. After an intimate visit with Ruffles (J1) and a few other J-pod whales, we traveled to Eagle Point, where we watched some whales foraging actively off. It was an amazing afternoon spent with all 3 pods, concluded with a spectacular visit through the Chain Islets.