Alright so not only our are Southern Resident male orcas in town, but our females too! On both our afternoon and evening trip, guests aboard M/V Sea Lion were swarmed with J, K, and L Pod! Captain Mike had his hands full trying to maintain the designated 200 yds away from the resident orcas when all 82 whales were out and about foraging over Hein Bank. You would think aboard the boat it would be filled with "ooohs and ahhhs" from guests, but infact, it was filled with "Nooo and Ughhh" from all the almost caught breaches in the painfully small viewfinder of their cameras. Breaches happening all around the boat had passengers spinning in circles just trying to catch the ultimate shot. As far as whale watching goes, I'd say its a great day when your biggest problem is the inability to pick a spot to look because there is just so much activity going on around you. Needless to say, it was an amazing day on the water and I am so happy to have been able to be apart of the experience. Perfect photo or not!
Caitlin, Naturalist- M/V Sea Lion, San Juan Safaris