J and K Pod:) June 26th, 2008.

J1 "Ruffles"

J2 "Granny" now the oldest female in the SRKW estimated to have been born in 1911.

J & K Pod were encountered off San Juan Island today and both our vessels set out and caught up with the Orcas near Middle Bank. When we first arrived we saw several members high speed porpoising and also witnessed a number of breaches.

In the evening the Orcas had moved west and encountered near Beaumont Shoals, less than 30 minutes after we had left the harbor! We had an incredible trip as only our 2 vessels were on the water this evening:) We saw J1 "Ruffles" first of all swimming by himself but saw J2 "Granny" not too far away. Other Orcas we observed were J16 "Slick" and her offspring J42 and J26 "Mike", plus K40 "Raggedy". Just as we were about to head home for the evening we observed an incredible breach in the sunset that took all our breath away! It was a sight none of us onboard will forget and the perfect end to another superb day.

I never get tired of this job:)