Sunday, October 7th

This morning was a spectacular trip aboard the Orca Spirit. We headed out into the Strait of Juan De Fuca where after a short search we found 3 humpback whales travelling and feeding together! It was an amazing encounter; at one point the three humpback whales circled our boat. We were awed by the wonderful show as we saw all three whales fluking near our boat. After watching the whales we headed west towards Race Rocks where we saw several Steller sea lions and harbour seals. However, our time at Race Rocks was shortened when we heard of a report of transient orcas a short distance away. We travelled towards Church Rock where we saw at least 3 marine mammal-eating killer whales making their way towards Race Rocks. We travelled with them, a group of two females and a juvenile orca, and sat outside the ecological reserve as we watched them approach a seal haulout. The sea lions were nervous as well! As time was running out, we left the whales to their hunting and headed for the harbour.