Author Archives: Whaletime

Trip Highlights: First saw scads of sea otters; I was surprised by how many there were and how large.  First orca spotted near Beaver Cove (A80), its tall dorsal rising from the water in the mist.  Then the rest of … Read More

Trip Highlights: So many sea mammals!  We saw otters; a whole raft of them, harbour and Dall’s porpoises, 6 humpback whales, harbour seals and a pod of five orcas.  A78 came right up to the boat as he was fishing.  … Read More

Trip Highlights: We saw lots of orca included the family of Springer!  So exciting!!!  The absolute highlights were the many humpback whales, like Freckles, Spongbob and their calves playing.  It was an amazing tour! Additional Comments: The interesting comments and … Read More

Trip Highlights: Humpbacks feeding on a fish-ball.  Five together, one was a calf with mom.  At one time there were orca on all sides of the boat.  The vocalizations were amazing! Additional Comments: The depth of knowledge Marieke brings to … Read More

Trip Highlights: G clan orcas, over 50 of them, some breached and tail-slapped Argonaut and several more humpbacks Minke whale Steller sea lion two dolphins many jumping salmon Additional Comments: Captain and crew were amazing!! Took the time to describe … Read More

Trip Highlights: The whole experience was incredible from checking in for our trip and meeting their family.  We were so fortunate to see so many whales that my phone died from recording and photographing; so many photos.  Our host was … Read More

Trip Highlights: Argonaut fluking 10 humpback whales meet the calf of Slits hearing the blow of humpback whales orca family swimming together and understand family bonds pink salmon jumping everywhere the landscape and scenery Additional comments: We also LOVED Marieke … Read More

Trip Highlights: The whole trip was amazing!  We saw porpoises, eagles, sea otters, humpbacks and a minke whale!  We even saw Hunter the humpback’s first appearance in 2024. Additional Comments: Bill and Marieke are both so knowledgeable, friendly, passionate, and … Read More

Trip Highlights: Marieke was so pleasant, knowledgeable and entertaining with her antidotes and commentary, it really was a highlight.  Bill did an excellent job locating orca, humpback whales and sea otters.  We appreciated the show the humpback gave with flappy … Read More

We went southeast direction, found colonies of seals, cute babies on rocks, sea otters, a few humpback whales, a Minke whale, rhinoceros auklets, gulls, and many eagles in a feeding frenzy.  And then to top it all off, a killer … Read More