Humpback Whale Sightings

Sunday, October 4th

Our Sunday afternoon tour was another stellar tour. First, we stopped near Constance Bank at a huge baitball. While surrounded by hundreds of gulls, murres and other seabirds, we could actually see the baitfish as the massive school moved underneath our boat. It is this abundance of food that of course brings the humpback whales here. We did a huge western swing looking for transient orcas before stopping at Race Rocks. We had a wonderful encounter with some bow-riding Dall's porpoise before concluding our tour with a truly stunning humpback whale experience. We spent some time with "Split fin", the humpback whale that has been thrilling us for close to a month. This time a large raft of sea lions seemed to be enjoying his company, which lead to some awesome behaviours on the part of the whale. Cartwheels, back rolls, and tail lobs. What an incredible weekend of whale watching!