Our wonderful Capt. Anna and her knowledgeable crew, Mika, Sophie and Stewart headed the Ocean Magic 2 vessel with many international guests on board, out past the breakwater. We traveled east past Trail Island where Harbour Seals were seen, and across Haro Strait in search of Southern Resident Orca, the fish eaters, along the west side of San Juan Island. It was here that we first came across two of K Pod Orca, K 21 'Cappuccino', and his sister K40, 'Raggedy'. They were followed by several other Orca all heading south. Mothers and young baby orca followed close to shore. It appeared that J 28 'Polaris' and her young calf J 46, were among this group. They would drift one way and then another, eventually all turning north again. A couple of Orca put on quite a show of breaching. This gave our guests a rare sight of some of their exuberant behaviours. On our return to harbour a couple of shy Harbour Porpoises delighted us with their presence. Seeing all this west coast diversity made for a thrilling adventure once again.
Marie "Orca-Magic"
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