Saturday, October 6

It was a fantastic morning of whale watching as we headed into the Strait of Juan De Fuca in search of orcas, humpback whales and other cetaceans of the Salish Sea. Not too far out of the harbour, we encountered a couple large groups of Steller sea lions out near Constance Bank. While watching these fascinating pinnipeds, Captain Brad noticed the blows of some humpback whales a couple of miles away. When we arrived on scene, we noticed three humpback whales feeding and surfacing in unison. It was an incredible sight and I (naturalist Corey) had never seen this many humpbacks travelling together. As we were watching the humpbacks, we had a quick visit from a minke whale as well. We left the whales after a spectacular viewing experience to see what else we could find and were thrilled to encounter a playful group of Dall's porpoises that were having fun riding our bow wake. To conclude our tour, we had a lovely pass through Race Rocks.