Sunday, June 8, 2008

Wildlife on Vancouver Island

We have seen lots of cool wildlife up here. On Friday we went out on the Seaking whale watching. The area has three pods of Orcas that live in the waters. Unfortunatley the Orcas were closer to Vancouver on this day so we had to go over there. Captain Ron makes his living by getting people to the whales. Of all the boats that went out Friday morning only two of us saw whales. The Seaking is the only way to go.

On the trip over we saw a bald eagle and lots of seals, we also saw several purpoises. Because the water is so cold here (50-53 degrees) year round they make you wear these really sexy outfits that are both flotation and exposure suits.


Once out there we saw the J-Pod. The whales are tracked and studied by The Center for Whale Research. There are extenisve histories on all of them. I don't remember the numbers or names of these guys but they are big. Up to 26 feet and 10000 pounds.
The whales were very cool.

The wharf where we got on the boat has a seal who was playing in the water.

We also saw an otter playing in the Inner Harbor.


Today we are heading north out of the city to see what else there is to see.

2 comments:

Jody said...

I the second I saw the picture of you two in the orange suits - I knew you were up to your usual adventures!

Thanks for sharing the photots!

Keswickian said...

Go go go to Butchert Gardens, but do not stop by the winery on the way in. Also if you get up there and it's a drive, this little cafe in Port Renfrew has fantastic fish and chips. (oops, forgot, no fish and chips for Joanie!!!) Have fun!!! Miss you.