It was another one of those special and great encounters with the illusive Orca today. Our 12 noon Zodiac trip headed out of the harbour with our experienced and knowledgeable Skipper ' Mark ' at the controls. The weather was picture perfect with blue skies and sunshine. The majestic Olympic Mountains of Washington State were standing tall and impressive. Our search for the Orca took us 5 miles south of Trial Island and east. After an exhaustive look, we came up empty. It wasn't until we headed west toward Race Rocks that we encountered the playful 'Transients'. Mark identified them at the T49A's and the T30's. At first we saw them cartwheeling, porpoising and spy-hopping off in the distance. They soon saw us and headed our way. They were very playful and many different behaviours were observed all around us. At times our international guests, from Australia, Germany, France and Manitoba could see them beneath the waves. This was an amazing experience for all on board the '' Yellow Zodiac'' of Prince of Whales. Photos by Marie "Orca-Magic"
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