October 4, 2006

Once again we headed out of the harbour into beautiful calm seas and clear blue skies above. As we set off west towards San Juan Islands we had a tip from our spotter that there was a whale in our vicinity. We stopped, got out our binoculars and soon spotted the whale. We then realized that this whale was neither a Minke nor Humpback but a Fin whale! Fin whales are rare to these waters and are the second largest whale in the world! What luck for our passengers! After getting a few good looks at the whale we continued on our way. We ventured over to the south end of San Juan Island scanning for whales, and then headed towards the Humpbacks that had just been reported. Seeing the Humpbacks was a great way to end the trip.

After a great morning the expectations for the afternoon were high. We headed out for the Humpbacks off the water front. Once we arrived there we realized there was not 1, 2, or 3 Humpbacks … but 4 within our view! A female and a calf that have been in this area for a while were resting, soon to wake up and display some amazing behavior. The calf became very playful and was rolling over showing us her underside as they passed by. We also traveled over to Race Rocks for a look at the sea lions and seals. Once again another amazing trip!

Have a look at the photos from today above.