Wednesday, April 30

Both the our large vessels, the Orca Spirit and the Pacific Explorer, headed east after a report of orcas came in earlier that morning. Right away we found ourselves enjoying harbour seals and a large bald eagle as they utilize the shore line of Trial Island for hunting and resting. After getting a great look at the 100 year old light house, on the southern tip of the island, we continued east in our search. We stopped to view the many sea birds that use the Great Chain Islands (a protected bird sanctuary) as a home and feeding ground. We saw such birds as pigeon guillemots, cormorants, Canadian geese and gulls. From there we headed north east to the Chattam and Discovery Islands. These two islands offer much in the way of beautiful scenery, but top the charts with their amazing historical significants in our area (both were named after boats first used to explore our area between 1792 and 1794). We then headed out into the middle of the Haro Strait looking for other larger marine life. We were unable to find any whales but all the guests on board were thrilled with all the animals and fabulous coast line that British Columbia has. We made our way back along Ogdan Point and into the Victoria harbour and called it a day, until tomorrow.....