August 28- M/V Sea Lion- 1:30 pm
Yesterday we left the dock at Friday Harbor and went North towards British Columbia. We came across a few families of transient orcas, specifically the T100’s and the T124D’s. In total we had 8 whales milling about in the Strait of Georgia. Those families include a nice variety of individuals from a sprouting male to a young juvenile. The whales were in two groups and moving very erratically, which can be somewhat difficult to maneuver around to get good looks, but can also create nice surprises! We got to spend lots of time watching the whales slowly circling the area. On our way to and from the orca sighting we got to see some harbor porpoise. Harbor porpoise like high current bodies of water so we try to encourage guests to look for them in those area. Not to mention, we had some beautiful weather as well! All in all, a great day on the water.
Naturalist Rachel