Note: Sightings are posted 5-7 days after the trips.
On July 29th we had whale soup in our backyard!
Our morning boats headed south and encountered a pod of killer whales just south of Dodd Narrows, the T90s. We also found Slate and her calf traveling with Fader near Gabriola. And then again, the T90s in Nanaimo Harbour!
Our afternoon boats caught back up with the T90’s and then encountered even more humpbacks that we were able to ID as Niagara, Poptart, and Zig Zag and her calf!
Read MoreThis afternoon we visited a T-party of Transient orca! T-parties occur when multiple pods come together. Today we had the T37A’s visiting with the T46’s and the T137’s. The T37A’s and T137’s have been spotted together frequently in the past month. Volker (T37A), the Matriarch of the T37A’s, has been swimming very close with Jack (T137A) during every encounter we have had with them in the past few weeks.
Read MoreOur vessels Kula and Cascadia left the dock at 10:30 and headed out into the calm waters of the Strait of Georgia. We found two humpback whales near Valdes Island who were filter feeding the water column.
Read MoreOne of our “regular” was feeding with her new calf just outside of Porlier Pass, near Galiano Island. After getting some good photographs of the dorsal fin and the underside and trailing edge of the fluke, we were able to identify this huge whale as “Divot” (BCX1057).
Read MoreCascadia set out into flat calm conditions at 3:30pm in search of wildlife and after about an hour and a bit we encountered a large humpback whales diving in the Strait of Georgia. Humpback whales can grow to be larger than 50 feet and weigh about a tonne per foot!
Read MoreBarracuda and Delta the humpbacks were happily foraging away when we observed them today. The T37A’s were also travelling with a friend - T124C!
Read MoreThe T137s and friends were busily traveling along the Vancouver coastline when we visited them today.
Read MoreFor our afternoon tour on July 24th, our semi-covered boat Kula set out again in search of whales. We found a pod of 7 orcas just east of Galiano island! The pod that was travelling here was the T65A’s. We also found 3 humpbacks that included Zephyr and her calf and also the T37A’s.
Read MoreThe conditions were perfect as our vessels set out at 10:30am to search for wildlife in the Salish Sea. About an hour into the tour we encountered some humpback whales near Porlier Pass, the gap between Valdes and Galiano Island.
Read MoreWe had an action-packed day on July 23rd with lots of killer whales and humpbacks around in the Salish Sea!
Our morning boats headed northeast towards the city of Vancouver to discover an active pod of orcas hunting in Howe Sound.
In the afternoon our boats set out at 3:30 and headed south through Dodd Narrows and into the Gulf Islands. Less than an hour into the search and we came across a large group of Bigg’s killer whales!
Read MoreDuring our afternoon tour we visited a sleepy humpback whale and a group of around 20 orcas happily frolicking along the Sunshine Coast. It was quite the party!
Read MoreHalf a dozen humpbacks were spotted during the trip today! Woah!
Read MoreThis trip was one of the most interesting we’ve ever had! It was an exciting game of cat and mouse between humpback whale Olympus and three pods of transient orca!
Read MoreAll three of boats set off the dock in Nanaimo Harbour at 10:30am on July 21st and split up to see what kind of incredible wildlife we could find today. It was less than an hour when one member of the fleet located a group of about 3 humpback whales, including a mom and calf pair!
Read MoreJuly 20th was a beautiful sunny day as we set out in the morning on our open boat Keta. During our search, we spotted three killer whales travelling south towards Porlier Pass! The three Transient Killer Whales we spotted were called Jude (T49A2), Neftali (T77C) and Alycon (T77D).
Read MoreOn the afternoon of July 19th our vessel Cascadia set out towards the Sunshine Coast and after about an hour of travel they came across a gathering of humpback whales, approximately 9! Soon after that they encountered roughly 10-12 Bigg’s orca. What a day!
Read MoreOur morning tour encountered three gorgeous humpback whales, lots of seabirds, seals, and sea lions!
Read MoreWe spent a calm afternoon with a Salish Sea full of humpback whales! Some we were able to identify were Beak and Chinook who were both feeding near the Sunshine Coast.
Read MoreWe had an unusual morning on the 18th when we spent some time with the Northern Residents! This is a rare occasion where we will be seeing open saddle patches and the hooked dorsal fins that are commonly seen in the resident orca.
Read MoreHumpbacks in the morning, Orca in the evening! We spent some time with Divot and her calf, the T137s and the T065As! Lots of seals and sea lions too.
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