J & K-pod in the afternoon! Aug 2nd, 2010.

Here are a few images from this afternoon's excellent encounter with members of J & K-pod including K21 "Cappuccino"!

We headed over towards Lime Kiln Whale Park this afternoon and encountered a very active group of Orcas just south of the park. I managed to identify a number of the Orcas including J34 "Doublestuf", J32 "Rhapsody", K40 "Raggedy" and K21 "Cappuccino".

Whilst we were watching the Orcas move up island K21 made a magnificent Breach a few hundred yards away from our boat, what a wonderful sight!

On our way home we stopped in at Oak Bay and the Chain Islets to show our passengers the Gray Whale and the Harbor Seals & Pups at the Chain Islets:)

Aug 2nd. Magnificent morning encounter with J-pod and Gray Whale!

Here are a few images from our magnificent morning encounter with J-pod and Gray Whale!

We had first received reports of Orcas south of Eagle Point in thick fog and that was the direction we were going to take until Ron Bates, MMRG, heard about J1 & J2 with several other members of J-pod being seen moving towards Turn Point in clear conditions.

By the time we arrived on scene J-pod were just coming up to Turn Point and heading into Boundary Pass. J1 came past our boat offshore from the main group that were hugging the shore line. We followed the Orcas into Boundary and then witnessed some spectacular breaches, tail slaps and tail lobbing, it was amazing!!

On our way to the Orcas we had stopped near Victoria Golf Course to look at the Gray Whale.

What a wonderful start to the day:)

Wonderful day with Resident Orcas and Gray Whale! Aug 2nd, 2010

Here are a few images taken by Ron Bates, MMRG, from today's wonderful encounters with J, K & L-pod plus the Gray Whale!