Elle | M/V Osprey | 8/25/2022 | 1:30 PM
Today we headed north, following a report by a few other whale watching captains. On our journey we passed through President’s Channel where we saw harbor seals and harbor porpoises swimming in the water next to our vessel. Then we crossed Boundary Pass and the Canadian border into the Strait of Georgia. It was between Saturna Island and Mayne Island that we encountered two Bigg’s killer whales. These two mammal-eaters were a mother and son pair: Nootka and Galiano (T19 and T19B), who we also saw in a similar spot just yesterday! After some time appreciating the beauty of these huge animals, we headed back into the Strait of Georgia and found another Bigg’s killer whale! This whale was a surprise to us, as we were the first boat today to see him! He belonged to a different family known as the T65AS. We had great encounters with three whales today which made the trip to Canada well worth it.