Biggs Orca near Port Townsend

Our day started off with two options. Go north and search for something new or go south via alternate route to avoid bad weather. We made our way towards Lopez Pass and crossed over to Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands to stay close to shore and make our way south. After viewing the Gray Whale off the naval air base we moved on to see Biggs Orca near Port Townsend.

The whales ended up going into Puget Sound. We stopped to see a Gray Whale for a few minutes and pushed on. By the time we got there it was apparent I would not be back for the next tour on time. The wind waves and tidal chop was slowing us down.

We joined up with the T37As, T37s, and T34s. Some of them broke away and continued down the strait but we stayed with a group that were playing near Port Townsend. We watched a high speed boat with a drone, place himself in the whales path and intruding on the whales again. The same boat from this past Saturday doing the same to the T65As and T77s.

After a bit the whales started moving on. We stayed with them at 200 plus yards observing as they traveled further down in to Puget Sound. When we were about a half mile away from the speed boat he picked up speed and started barreling right towards the pod off our starboard side. I turned my boat so he could here my horn and blasted him until he stopped.

On the way back we stopped off at an island to see some Tufted Puffin. A few minutes viewing these beautiful birds and we headed for home. Once inside the islands we viewed a Bald Eagle and a couple Stellar Sea Lions. It was a slow and choppy day with the wind but it was also a very good day seeing Biggs Orca near Port Townsend.