October Whale Watching

Saturday, October 10th

October whale watching continues to be fantastic! Our tour today took us into the waters of Juan De Fuca Strait, where we encountered a group of bowriding Dall's porpoise only 20 minutes outside of the harbour. These speedy little cetaceans are always a passenger favourite. Close observation of the group revealed the presence of a hybrid porpoise, somewhat of a biological rarity. As we were watching the porpoise, Captain Brad spotted the blows of some humpback whales! We travelled to the humpback whales to find a group of four humpback whales, truly an incredible sight. The highlight of our tour was near the end of the tour when a group of sea lions starting interacting with the whales. Perhaps in response to the sea lions, one of the whales did a truly fantastic cartwheel. Watching the interactions between the two very different species of marine mammals is always amazing. We continued our tour out west looking for orcas and stopped at Race Rocks. Literally hundreds of sea lions were at Race Rocks. It was a great way to conclude an excellent tour.