Yesterday was a bit of a rolly and breezy afternoon out on the west side with J pod. When we saw the whales in the morning, they were in a tight resting group and we were able to see loads of spyhops and tail-lobs. We also saw a few baby belly-flops. But after a bit of travel and rest time, the whales were very spread out and on the hunt for salmon.The first couple of whales we encountered were playing hide-and-seek with us. Just when we thought we would get to see them, they would go down for a long dive and tease us… until we found J27 “Blackberry”! We had some wonderful looks at this big fellow as he cruised along the outside of the pod. Near the end of the trip, we found J26 “Mike” fishing with his family just off false bay. His kid sister, J42 “Echo”, was in a very spunky mood while she fished - she did a nice belly-flop at one point and then performed a few impressive cartwheels. I guess she likes to make fishing fun!

~Katie