J Pod Males and L57 Spend Some Time Male-Bonding

This morning Captain Craig and I took a group of excited guests out around the south side of the island. We had heard word that members of J Pod and some members of L Pod were travelling along the west side of the island. So off we went! We arrived on scene around the False Bay area. In the distance we began to see dorsal fins! As we came closer, we began travelling with a group of males from both J Pod and L Pod. J Pod has two males, J 26, Mike, and J27, Blackberry, who are both 17 years old. We saw these two guys travelling alongside L57, Faith, a member of L Pod. They also seemed be travelling with J42, the youngest J Pod member, and her mother, J16, or Slick, for a few minutes. But, after a few surfacings with the youngster, the boys seemed to be on their own again, now travelling with Mike's younger brother (and J42's older brother), J33, Keet. It was quite the boy's club this morning ... talk about male bonding.
After a fogging and chilly morning, the weather really started clearing up. The fog burned off, and the blue skies came out. We circumnavigated San Juan Island after viewing the whales, and enjoyed a pleasant pass through Mosquito Pass. All and all, it a very excellent morning adventure!

Ashley, Naturalist