Note: Sightings are posted 5-7 days after the trips.
The T10s, a pod of two whales, were traveling north separately. T10, the matriarch, is nicknamed “Langara” and is estimated to be born in 1963! She has a very unique dorsal fin that has a deep nick at the base. Her surviving offspring, T10C who is nicknamed “Bones” was born in 1999 and has a very big dorsal fin! The size contrast between these two became much more noticeable when they later joined up and started traveling and hunting side by side.
Read MoreOn September 2nd we once again spotted “Raptor” with her calf “Harpy”. We visited this duo the day before just a bit further south than where they were spotted this day! Raptor has a very unique dorsal fin which makes her a bit easier to tell apart from other humpback whales. If you’re lucky enough to get a peek at Raptor’s fluke you’ll see what look like Raptor claw marks on the right side - just like in Jurassic Park!
Read MoreWe had a Double Species day down at Apex, and we observed the T049A’s hunting porpoise. What a fun trip!
Read MoreIt was a beautiful calm day when our open boat Cascadia left the dock at 1pm to search for whales. After less than an hour we located a shy lone humpback whale just north of Entrance Island.
Read MoreWe found orcas off Entrance Island and two different groups of humpbacks in the Strait of Georgia, including a rare sighting of a mother with her 2018 calf!
Read MoreA double species day with 4 humpback whales and a pod of killer whales! What a great day on the water.
Read MoreKeta, Cascadia and Kula headed out on the morning of the 27th, full of excited passages. We traveled south through Dodd’s Narrows and continued through the Gulf Islands, our eyes peeled for any signs of whales. We heard of a pod of Orcas near Cowichan Bay and we were very happy to find the T65B’s traveling along the shoreline.
Read MoreAugust 26th was a day full of humpbacks in the Strait of Georgia. We found a total of 4 humpbacks. First we found Valiant near Valdes Island. Valiant has a very well known fluke as it has very noticeable scars from Transient Killer Whale attacks. Afterwards our boats found Split Fluke (who is Valiant’s mom) and Niagara who were very active just outside of Porlier Pass.
Read MoreIt was a sunny but breezy day as all three boats left the dock at 1pm in search of whales. We’d had a report of killer whales nearby at Mudge Island so we headed south to check it out.
It wasn’t long until another whale watching vessel located a group of killer whales just east of the Flat Top Islands out in the Strait of Georgia.
Read MoreWhat a lucky day! We barely had to leave the dock to locate a pod of killer whales that were traveling and hunting in Nanaimo harbour right next to Protection Island!
Read MoreOn August 22nd our boats headed into the Strait of Georgia and found two very active humpback whales! The two whales, known as “Niagra” and “Split Fluke” are frequent summertime visitors to the Salish Sea.
Read MoreOn August 20th our covered vessel, Kula, travelled through the Gulf Islands to visit the T18’s/T19’s foraging in the Saanich Inlet.
Read MoreOn August 19th we adventured across the Strait of Georgia to see the T101’s along the Sunshine Coast. We first spotted them exiting Welcome Passage as they travelled the coast, searching for lunch! The T101’s consists of 4 members: Matriarch Reef (T101) and her three big sons Beardslee (T102), Rush (T101A), and Lagoon (T101B).
Read MoreWe headed North towards Parksville after one of our Naturalists spotted a Humpback off of Parksville shore while they were enjoying their day off! Our open boat, Keta, spotted humpback Zig Zag fluking and feeding. After leaving Zig Zag, both of our boats turned East towards the mainland to visit a pod of orca. They spotted the T100’s, a pod consisting of 4 members, travelling along the coast. A couple of the pod members began to porpoise - this is a form of locomotion where they quickly break the surface before diving back down again, a very typical manoeuvre seen in harbour porpoises and smaller dolphins.
Read MoreOn August 17th we visited Zig Zag and Orion off of Porlier Pass. The two were spotted travelling and feeding.
Read MoreWhat an adventurous day! The sea was perfect as we travelled across the Strait to visit Fallen Knight (BCX0915) the humpback near Sechelt.
Read MoreOn August 15th we had an eventful day out in the Strait of Georgia. Our trip started with heading towards Bowen Island where we got a report of humpback whales! On our way there, our boat Cascadia spotted humpback whale “Scoop” (BCX0870), East of Gabriola Island. Scoop was quite active as she was surfacing quite frequently and we were able to see a bunch of flukes from her.
Read MoreToday our guests were lucky enough to have a Double Species day! What this means is we spotted not one, but TWO different species of whale on a single trip!
Read MoreOn August 12 we spotted Raptor travelling with her adorable calf, Harpy! Harpy was just recently named by one of our local naturalists. Why Harpy? Harpy eagles are a breed of raptor (see what we did there?) that lives in Mexico - this is the same breeding grounds her mother, Raptor, has been cross matched to!
Read MoreAugust 11th was quite the day for humpbacks. When we were heading out, we got a report of humpbacks near Galiano Island so we headed towards there. Our boats Keta and Kula arrived on scene and was surrounded by humpbacks. We stuck with the two humpbacks called Divot and Strike, but there were 3 others not far from them.
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