Farewell Dante and Deb! Our visit was filled with wonderful adventures, unforgetable experiences with the creatures of this magic place and the celebration of your 45th Birthday!
Dante and Deb's last request before their departure on the 29th was to go whale watching on Seventh Heaven hopefully to see Orcas. We listened to Channel 7 where the whale watching companies communicate locations as well as the conservators from the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve speak with each other. We headed for Johnstone Strait and found a pod of 15 Orcas.
We followed the pod all the way to Robson Bight keeping the proper distance as not to disturb these precious creatures.
Dante skillfully used his telephoto lens to capture the following photos.
We followed the pod all the way to Robson Bight keeping the proper distance as not to disturb these precious creatures.
Dante skillfully used his telephoto lens to capture the following photos.
We spotted a pod of 15 Orcas heading south on Johnstone Strait towards Robson Bight.
A playful baby and it's whole family swam close to the shoreline.
Another group from the pod swam in almost a "Military Formation".
We could hear the sounds of their breathing.
Their smooth black skin glistened in the light.
Two females and a large male protect the baby.
The baby loves to frolick in the water!
The male Orca with his tall dorsal finn glides along occasionally feeding on Salmon that are jumping all around.
3 comments:
It was only fitting that Deb and Dante have a "final request" while on 7th Heaven. :o)) Loved the video. Love your blog, you gorgeous broad, you!
Sharon, s/v Last Resort (C470)
Great Blog Mary. . .
I really enjoy all the photos and commentary. . . next summer I am hoping to get Lucida up into some of those areas.
Fair Winds and Blue Skies,
John
Wow, very cool pictures! Traveling along the pacific northwest is definitely on my list of things to do.
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