1-12-14 Timing, It's All About the Timing

Sunday, January 12th

...out on the Western Prince with the 'crew' of The Whale Museum for a trip to see what we could see...it's winter, so much can be weather dependent and it looked like we might get in the trip between storms...

...north we headed toward Spieden Island...no moms and pups here, but there were a few Steller hauled out quite high for what we normally see at this location...

...lots of animals on Spieden Island and lots of water falls...

...but NO cetaceans to be found...
...that is until 1 1/2 hours after the trip!
...I got a call from Hobbes of San Juan Orca Whale and Wildlife Tours..."I've got whales going by right now and here comes another group."
...from Reuben Tarte Park I saw one of the groups - 4 whales - they were close to shore coming into Rocky Bay and were going behind O'Neal Island...

...and then...

...here's a clip of the Ts...they may not have been 'exciting' in their actions, but it is always 'exciting' to see whales!

...the other group didn't come up my way...instead they headed to the other side of the channel and one of the many passages...to disappear until they magically appear once again...