Today's journey to Sooke Basin was nothing short of SPECTACULAR. For those on board, it was a spectacle that comes around once in a life time. A mother and calf humpback pair were lazily swimming by when all of a sudden they both started to fly out of the water at full speed breaching. At times they breached together, or tagging one another! It was by far the most incredible thing i have seen on the water and i have seen many incredible things over the years. I have waited my whole life for this. I want to thank our captain Anna Hall who made the intuitive navigational choices today, and because of that, we had witnessed nonstop breaching within a 15 mins window. With our awesome all women crew it doesn't suprize me, the magic we encounter. (I recognized one of the humpbacks and will return to ID who they are soon)
After witnessing the humpbacks, we stopped by Race Rocks to see the harbour seals and sea lions hauled out. Finally, southern resident killer whales Lpod was making their way past Victoria towards the east and were beautifully sighted heading into the distance of Haro Strait. What a mix of wild life today! Today was a dream trip!
(here is the full humpback set)
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