Breaches Galore

Today was a long, but fabulous trip. We journeyed all the way to the coal docks, which are north of Point Roberts to catch up with J-Pod who has been out of reach the past two days. We were determined to get our guests to the whales and they made it for a great show! The animals were moving south and we met up with them just south of the docks.

J-Pod was in high spirits as they foraged around about 2 miles off shore. We witnessed multiple breaches by J39, Mako as he made his way with his mom J11. (Poor girl, she has no escape from Mako's wild ways.) We also had a sweet encounter with who we believe was J37, Hy'shqa as she breached just off our stern. The group was fishing, spy hopping, breaching, tail lobbing, and doing the "backstroke." Their show made our trip well worth it. Our guests gained an appreciation for them and their family and hopefully will work with us to protect the whales for future generations to see.

Megan, Naturalist