Saturday, September 29th
This morning, we headed out into the Strait of Juan De Fuca, where after a long search we found resident orcas several miles south of Sooke. We had some great passes with several whales, including Mega (L41) and a young sprouter that was foraging near our boat and exhibiting some spectacular chase behaviours. We also enjoyed watching a mother-calf behaviour, as we listened to the echolocation clicks of the whales over a hydrophone. It was another great morning on the Salish Sea.
On our afternoon trip, with the residents out of range, we headed to a humpback whale just south of Race Rocks. We had some great passes with the large baleen whale, that was framed by the historic Race Rocks Lighthouse. After watching the whale for quite a while, we passed through the ecological reserve and were entertained by the antics of both California and Steller sea lions. It was another great trip aboard the Orca Spirit.
This morning, we headed out into the Strait of Juan De Fuca, where after a long search we found resident orcas several miles south of Sooke. We had some great passes with several whales, including Mega (L41) and a young sprouter that was foraging near our boat and exhibiting some spectacular chase behaviours. We also enjoyed watching a mother-calf behaviour, as we listened to the echolocation clicks of the whales over a hydrophone. It was another great morning on the Salish Sea.
On our afternoon trip, with the residents out of range, we headed to a humpback whale just south of Race Rocks. We had some great passes with the large baleen whale, that was framed by the historic Race Rocks Lighthouse. After watching the whale for quite a while, we passed through the ecological reserve and were entertained by the antics of both California and Steller sea lions. It was another great trip aboard the Orca Spirit.
