We set off today towards Turn Point as all thee of the Southern Resident Orca Pods, J, K & L (Superpod), had been sighted just north of Turn Point. When we arrived on scene it was clear that all of the almost 90 Orcas were in the vicinity as Whales could be seen in every direction and spread out over a large area that extended from Turn Point to Pender Island.
As we observed the Orcas foraging and interacting, we suddenly realised that we were watching some mating action between a number of the Orcas. It was a National Geographic moment and spell bounding for all of us on board.
We also watched other interaction between the Orcas including Tail Slaps, Pectoral Slaps, Spyhops and Breaches. The Orcas had been spotted in this location several hours earlier and seemed happy to stay in this spot as there was lots of Salmon in the area.
However, the highlight of the tour was when we spotted a mother and one of the young calfs pass by the boat and the calf was rolling around the back of its mother. As if that was not breathtaking enough we suddenly heard the Orcas call each other above the surface of the water, a rare occurrence indeed and it left everyone on board speechless for a few minutes until we could react to what we had just witnessed and heard.
On our way home we sighted some Dalls Porpoise and for a few brief minutes they played in the bow wave of our boat before taking off. Today was another magical day on the water and continues the run of amazing tours we have had so far in the month of October!
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