What a day! We started our afternoon tour with an early sighting of a small group of white-beaked dolphins, just a few minutes out of the harbour. As the dolphins were not up for a close approach, we left them quickly after we had spotted them, to carry on in search of the orcas. Well, we certainly got what we were hoping for, and much more! We spotted a group of 12 orcas, consisting of 3 core groups, that was extremely playful. Days like this that are known to us as “spy hop days”, where numerous spy hops are happening during the encounter, usually only happen once per year. As if this was not special enough, we got to see one of the juveniles’ teeth as it was splashing water and showing it’s tongue coming up for a spy hop as well. Incredible!
Marie (Tour Guide)
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