Humpbacks, Elephant Seals and Seals, July 30th 2007.

Mother and Pup Harbor Seals at Chain Islands.

Pseengers enjoying another incredible trip.





The pictures above are of the Humpback Whale we observed near the Papa Alpha Buoy.

Supercat heading out on another adventure.

Passengers enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Race Rocks:)

Passengers watching the Humpback about to dive.

Elephant Seals at Race Rocks.


This picture shows why Humpbacks get their name.
The pictures above are of the first Humpback we sighted in during our morning trip.

During our morning trip today we set out towards the Papa Alpha Buoy near Port Angeles as a Humpback had been sighted in that area. As we approached the scene we found out that the other boats had lost track of the animal and so an extensive search began. We covered over 40 miles in a search pattern of the Juan De Fuca Strait and eventually stopped at Race Rocks where we found a couple of Elephant Seals fighting. Then as we were sitting at Race we heard about another Humpback that had been found East of the Papa Alpha Buoy so off we went with fingers crossed that the boats would not lose track of this animal. Just as we were getting on scene two of our passengers thought they had seen another Whale close by and sure enough they had indeed found another Humpback. We spent several minutes watching these two amazing large Marine Mammals before heading back to Victoria.

In the afternoon we headed once again to the Papa Alpha Buoy to view another Humpback and had a thrilling experience. As we were watching this Humpback we suddenly saw a breach in the distance that was either another Humpback or possibly a Minke Whale, but it was breathtaking to see such a large animal breach right out of the water. I was so in awe of the spectacle I forgot to take a picture:(

On the way home we stopped by the Chain Islands and saw a number of Seals and Seal pups, and observed some of them were playing in the kelp beds including a pup playing on the surface. It was the perfect end to another incredible day in the Salish Sea!