July 31, 2006

For this morning’s tours we were out near False Bay watching L12’s.We had a couple of wonderful sightings of Mega (L41). Wonderful weather and sea conditions made the morning tours extremely peaceful. It was so quite you could hear the whales before you saw them!

This afternoon we were with the L12’s observing the whales as they foraged just off Salmon Bank.

As we headed out for out our evening tours we discovered that J, K and L-Pod had met up just off Hannah Heights. What an amazing treat to see all 3 of our resident Orcas together! Passengers were extremely excited to see the whales swim by underwater, do countless spy hops and breaches, and amazing interaction between the whales. Dropping the hydrophone in the water allowed us to experience the excitement and chit chat that goes on in the world of the dolphins. Then, to our surprise, a whale surfaced with a salmon on its snout! Pushing and playing with it before swallowing the fish allowed some passengers excellent opportunities for photos. Luckily our Captain John had his camera onboard and get some great photos (see below). It was an unforgettable trip!