There be Killer Whales here!

Latin Name, Orcinas Orcas which means Creatures from Hell. We had only been out on the water for 20 minutes before we had spotted our first family of Orca's. There are 8 of them in this family, 2 males with huge dorsal fins and the lead female is about 60 years old. The resident marine biologist fills us in with info about the whales - these are resident whales which means they feed on fish, the transient whales feed on mammals - you are either one or the other. The mammals are absolutely spectacular and so graceful in the water - we are treated to them swimming just off the bow of the boat and then later on, while the boat is stationery they swam right underneath us - I could see them clearly through the water as they did so - magical stuff (Boats aren't meant to get that close but they changed course). Also a hydrophone was deployed so we could hear their sonar clicks and also their beautiful calls. We also see the family trees of the groups that we saw - A30's , A11's and A8 (I think). The pictures are of the A30 matriline and
you can clearly see the 2 adult males with the huge dorsal fins. We track the whales for a bit but then head off back to base. An absolutely awesome day and well worth the 5 hours of driving to do it. If you are interested in whale watching and are in the area then head to Telegraph Cove and visit Stubbs Island Whale Watching. It is the premier location on Vancouver Island. Don't settle for less! (Sorry for the shameless plug).