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“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” 
Jacques Cousteau

J-Pod Humpbacks and Ts

Orca male with mount baker

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We then headed up to see J27 Blackberry and L87 Onyx.  After that, we headed inshore and saw a few more J Pod whales until time to head back.

On the second tour, we headed north for calmer waters but still had some choppy seas to deal with and saw more J Pod including J26 Mike and J17’s and J16’s.

On the third tour, we saw another pair of Humpbacks Heather and Raptor. Then we were off to see a pod of Transient Killer Whales aka Biggs Killer Whales. This pod is known as the T46’s.

What a beautiful day.  It was so good to see J-Pod Humpbacks and Ts. We had some rough water in the morning, but we avoided the 6′ to 8′ seas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the evening.

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Big Mama's 8th calf
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Big Mama & Calf

We started the day looking for a humpback that never materialized, then made our way to a group of feeding humpbacks south of Victoria. From

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