We left Green Island at 7am after Greg and Bob pulled the shrimp pot they’d dropped last night – skunked! Bob was at the helm, and only 10 minutes after departure yelled “Whale!” There was a Humpback just off to starboard! Several hours later, having passed through Fitz Hugh Sound, Fisher Channel, and west into Lama Passage past the town of Bella Bella, we were headed north through Blanc Passage, again with Bob at the helm. Again, “Whale!” and several hundred yards ahead we saw 4 Orca whales cavorting. As we continued toward them, Greg yelled out “More whales, over there!” and pretty soon we were watching 3 sets of 4-5 Orcas tail-slapping, spy-hopping and blowing. We slowed the engines considerably, kept to a safe distance, and watched and photographed for about 30 minutes. Greg and Terry said it was the best whale watching experience they’d had in the 15 years they’ve been coming up here. We haven’t written about every single whale encounter, but we’ve seen one or more whales every day for 4 days now. The Humpbacks are always traveling solo or in a pair, while the Orcas have been in significantly larger groups.
We left Green Island at 7am after Greg and Bob pulled the shrimp pot they’d dropped last night – skunked! Bob was at the helm, and only 10 minutes after departure yelled “Whale!” There was a Humpback just off to starboard! Several hours later, having passed through Fitz Hugh Sound, Fisher Channel, and west into Lama Passage past the town of Bella Bella, we were headed north through Blanc Passage, again with Bob at the helm. Again, “Whale!” and several hundred yards ahead we saw 4 Orca whales cavorting. As we continued toward them, Greg yelled out “More whales, over there!” and pretty soon we were watching 3 sets of 4-5 Orcas tail-slapping, spy-hopping and blowing. We slowed the engines considerably, kept to a safe distance, and watched and photographed for about 30 minutes. Greg and Terry said it was the best whale watching experience they’d had in the 15 years they’ve been coming up here. We haven’t written about every single whale encounter, but we’ve seen one or more whales every day for 4 days now. The Humpbacks are always traveling solo or in a pair, while the Orcas have been in significantly larger groups.
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