What to do?  Transient Orca whales to the north….Resident Orca whales to the west….hum.  What great choices!  Captain Hobbes turns the Western Prince toward Cattle Pass and Haro Strait.  It is a long run to Canadian waters, but we have high hopes.  Sunshine, warm weather and flat seas welcome us to the big expanse of water between San Juan Island and Vancouver Island to the west.  The long trip pays off as we see fin after fin gliding toward San Juan shores!  First, the excitement of the L-47’s with the newest member of L Pod, little L-115.  This calf is barely a week old and the mother and siblings are keeping it tucked tightly between their huge bodies.  Midnight, the three year old family member races along side too!  What great viewing due to the calm seas and sunshine!   All afternoon we cruised from one group of Southern Residents to another, as the Super Pod slowly moved from west to east.  There are fins everywhere and the adult male fins seem especially tall today.  Can you pick out a little calf poking it’s head up by mom’s fin in the photo above?

~Nan