Yesterday the Kestrel left the dock heading West towards the city of Sydney, which is located on Vancouver Island. That’s right, we were headed for Canada! A lot of guests ask about whether or not we are able to travel into Canadian waters for whale watching and the answer is yes! As long as we do not dock our boat we are welcome to motor into the Canadian Gulf Islands. Captain Brian had reports of transient orcas traveling North next to the city of Sydney. We watched as 4 orcas, specifically known as the T137’s, continue to travel North at a steady pace. The T137’s are made up of one immediate family, T137 and her offspring, T137A, T137B, and T137D. We watched as the cohesive group steadily traveled North. We then redirected our viewing to another group of transient orcas in the area. We watched as these orcas looked to be prey sharing, because these animal do in fact share all of their food as a family, and then socializing. Generally, with transient orcas you tend to see them socialize after a recent kill, in comparison to residents who tend to socialize whenever it suites their fancy. We watched as the orca’s tail lobbed, spy hopped, and even breached! It is always fun to see, what appears to be, these animals enjoy themselves and each other’s company. Luckily, these orcas weren’t traveling in any directional manner so we were able to shut our motors off and just enjoy being present with them in their home. Not only were the whale sightings fantastic, but it was a beautiful day, summer is finally here!