Thursday, May 8

An amazing Elephant seal sighting today. Once at Race Rocks, south west of Victoria's Harbour, we came across a record number of elephant seals hauled out on the top of the rocks. 11 individuals were counted. This is rare because elephant seals only come ashore for 3 months total in a year, for mating and moulting only, so to get this many at once was a really treat for the guests and crew alike. We also saw many harbour seals and stellar sealions on the rocks and fishing the same waters around Race Rocks. We then headed off shore to the middle of the Strait of Juan De Fuca. There we came across a large group of Harbour Porpoises. They were spread over a large area but were estimated at 50+. We watch and enjoyed them as they swam and fed all around the boat. Trial Island was our next stop. The 100 year old light house sets a beautiful back drop to view more harbour seals and 2 large bald eagles. The calm seas, warm sunshine and the marine wildlife made for another great day on the water!