The FastCat headed out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and had a chance encounter with an immature male elephant seal resting at the surface of the water. The moment a camera came out to capture his image, he slipped beneath of the surface and was gone. The trip continued over to Race Rocks MPA (marine protected area), which gave the passengers a spectacular view of Steller sea lions, California sea lions, female and immature male elephant seals, and harbour seals. Race rocks provides these four types of pinniped species wonderful rocks to haul out on and rest. The wildlife tour finished up with a encouter with two transient killer whales, T103 a mature male traveling with his mom T104. T103 and T104 exhibited characteristic behaviour of long dives that covered significant area, moving from one tidal rip to another, looking and listening for unsuspectant seals and other marine mammals. Enjoy the two photos of T103 and T104 provided by Ron Bates (Marine Mammal Scientist). Note: photos are zoomed in.
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