Aug 20th

FastCats 2pm trip today had us venturing up to Stuart Island, where J's, K's and L's were all south bound from Turn Point. We had orcas everywhere!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGldIngmjXg

K pod hugged the shoreline, and were extremely social, with fins poking out of the water, as they all sat there logging at the surface (video below is a bit shaky due to the 20x zoom applied!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deXldxkCkmM

One of the passing J ladies gave us a wonderous breach, which I managed to luckily capture on video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmAv47YKVA

Mike (J26) swam by the stern....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhdrr_DpaZY

and one lady orca was sunning her belly at the surface for a while!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQPEz-CAJSc

Everyone enjoyed our sunny, calm waters trip in the north Haro Strait. My cousins Dave and Barb were on board, and had a fabulous time. Not too many killer whales in Lethbridge, AB, where they are from!