As the sun beat down on Captain Craig, the guests, and I we enjoyed a cool breeze as we left the harbor. With temperatures near 80 degrees today, everyone was thankful to be out on the water! We were lucky enough to have positive reports of transient orcas in Canadian waters. We arrived on scene near Gooch Island to find about 8 transient orcas milling in a kelp bed. After traveling past Mandarte Island the orcas appeared to find something to eat! While, it all happened under water, it was clear that the group had found something tasty! After a good meal, there were lots of tail slaps, cartwheels, and plenty of breaches! With two small calfs in the group, it was nice to see some young blood!
All in all, it was a gorgeous sunny day spent with whales!
Naturalist Emily
M/V Sea Lion, San Juan Safaris