Well well well. Another day of transients! It really is beginning to seem like the residents have swopped the Salish Sea with the transients for a week or two. Maybe they have a timeshare agreement?! This morning we encountered what we believed to be the T100's having a kelp bath off North Race Rocks, whilst the T10's zipped by and headed east towards San Juan. This first video of T10 herself, is added here by request of the passengers on board this morning..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP6JjdCZj1o
Our afternoon trip found us out west of Race Rocks with the T100 group, who were hugging the shoreline from Secretary Island all the way to Sooke Basin. They were very close in shore all trip, seemingly trying to surprise any snoozy seals on the rocks! As you can see from the video documentary below, we had shut down, allowing the T's to continue on past, westbound, but they turned and beelined past us, to the delight of all, and headed ... east!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8KniZKZGEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZSYm2nmKfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUS1o-VJuM
Never ever predict a transient orca's behaviour, they will always surprise you and do the opposite! Keep re-writing the text book! Race Rocks was a delight as always on both trips, on our way home to Victoria!
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