I'm SO pleased to be able to write about my own killer whale sightings today! This past week we've been seeing killer whales on multiple 3 hour, 5 hour and multi-day tours and whale watch trips, but today was the first time I've been the one to spot them!
I paddled out with a lovely family from California, and the seven of us made our way down the west side of Henry Island. As we could see over a dozen boats clustered together out in the Haro Strait, we started to look for killer whales. Although the whales were spread out and at a distance, we could see well enough to make out all the individual dorsal fins, the sprays of exhalations, and even the single breach! It was neat to be able to discern the tall males from the smaller females and juveniles.
It was such a great experience to be able to sit off shore and watch two different groups of killer whales swim by. So great, in fact, that not even this sight of four harbor porpoises surfacing 100 yds from our boats could distract us from the killer whales.