Sometimes in life there are times with touches of magic and we have been so blessed. After a fairly smooth crossing of Queen Charlotte Sound we entered Fitzhugh Channel and were greeted by three or four whales which we believe to be humpbacks. Shortly after they left us we were surrounded by a pod of at least 1000 white sided dolphins. They played in the wake and leaped out of the water.
Jan always gets excited when they big fish symbol shows on the fish finder even when Doug is the catcher. A nice yellow eye which looks like a snapper but is actually a big rockfish. This one weighed in at about 8 lbs.
But the real excitement came when the Orca whales arrived. A transient pod of three - a mama, a daddy and a baby. That would indicate that they are transient whales. We just put the boat in neutral and they passed close by.
The sunset was spectacular and the magic went into the next day when Jan caught a 28 lb salmon.
1 comment:
What an incredible experience getting to see Orcas in the wild. We recently sat out for hours at a park on San Juan Island crossing our fingers that we may see some, but no such luck on our end! & A baby no less, that's fantastic!
Post a Comment