When we are out on the boat, we always like to use the "clock system" when pointing out wildlife. The bow of the boat is always 12 o'clock and so on and so forth. Well today the system didn't really apply because everywhere we looked, there were whales around us! I finally gave up trying to tell the guests where to look and decided to give them this advice, "pick one group of whales and watch them." Because, naturally, if you try to watch them ALL, you begin miss stuff. On top of a fabulous encounter with the orcas, we also had a visit from some very playful Dall's porpoise - my first encounter of the year! We also found a lot of Mouflon Sheep on Spieden Island and a bald eagle taking flight. A simply scrumptious afternoon. Here are photos from the day:
Baby J46 "Star" pokes her head above the surface while swimming next to mom J28 "Polaris":
K25 "Scoter" lunges at the surface:
K25 "Scoter" zooming up Haro Strait:
Lift Off!:
John Boyd was also nice enough to email me some of his best shots from the day AND here they are! :
Babies play:
Throwing a wave to the crowd:
Dall's Porpoise:
Mouflon Sheep:
I hope everyone enjoyed the trip today. It was really once of the best of the summer!
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