Just shortly before we had guests board the vessel this morning, we received reports of Bigg’s killer whales at Java Rocks. As we made our way out of the harbor and toward Canadian waters, I explained to our passengers that the whales we were headed for belong to the...
For the past week we have seen some pretty ugly weather: howling winds reminiscent of January storms, some much needed rain, and choppier-than-normal water. Yesterday was flat calm, almost like a mirror, and there was that distinct bite in the air that is only present...
Yesterday Captain Brian and myself took a great group of people on a pretty long and spectacular ride to see some whales. We went north to check out a small group of the Southern Resident Orcas that were swimming towards the Strait of Georgia through the Gulf Islands...
This afternoon, Naturalist Lauren, Captain Mike, and I headed North toward a report of transient killer whales. We ended up with them in Canada just off of Blunden and South Pender Island. As soon as we got there we knew this was going to be a good sighting....
Every one in a while, despite our best searching efforts, we cannot find whales anywhere within reach of a 4 hour boat tour. While this may seem disappointing at first, it gives us the opportunity to focus on animals that we might otherwise pass right by and...
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