Out of the Fog........Into the Blue

Our morning started out with a thick blanket of fog covering flat calm water, making it feel like we were swashbucklers ascending into mysterious lands. We could hear the horns of boats in the distance making their way through the eerie mist with eyes, ears and nautical equipment all in play. The sun was trying it’s hardest to burn through the veil, but it stayed with us as we made our way through “unseen” territories.

We were in search of a humpback whale and we had to count on our hearing, instead of our sight, to find the whale. Silence on board as we all waited to hear that illusive blow. We followed the sound of the blows as they got louder and clearer and we thought we would surely see the fluke of a humpback any minute. The fog was relentless. Suddenly something caught our attention out of the corner of our eyes and Jon, our skipper shouted “Orca”! In that moment, the fog started to lift and we were in the presence of the A30s. We followed their lead down the passage, mesmerized by the graceful way their flukes arise from the depths below and their breaths in sync with eachother. As we said goodbye to them, we said hello to at least 20 Bald Eagles feeding on the remains of a Seal Lion from the week before.

By afternoon the fog had completely dissipated allowing us to see such a large expanse of ocean and a;; the picturesque islands nestled below the mountains of Vancouver Island. The wildlife continued to spoil us by their spontaneous presence which included a sighting of a pod of Biggs Killer whales. It is not common for us to experience Residents, Transients and Humpbacks all in one afternoon.

On our way home, we journeyed through some of the smaller islands seeing kelp beds and seals and pups sunning themselves on the rocks.It was a day not to be missed (mist)!