The resident orca pods decided to make an excursion out to the open Pacific for a few days, but we still have been having some amazing sightings - humpback whales, minke whales, stellar sea lions, Dall's porpoise, AND transient orcas! Today we received word that there were 14+ transients traveling toward the islands from Race Rocks. We were glad there were transients in the area, but Race Rocks is SO far away. Luckily the whales were still traveling east when we left the dock so we decided to go for it despite the distance. It took us about two hours before we arrived on scene with orcas and we had a wonderful encounter with T20, T21, and the T100's (including a fairly new baby). We were able to spend about 30 minutes with them before having to return to the harbor, but it ended up being a fabulous trip:
New baby with T100:
T100C traveling with BIG male T20:
UPDATE: As of yesterday (9/14/2010) the residents are back in the area! Not sure for how long, but it's always nice to see them.
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