No Orca report this early morning as we head off into San Juan Channel. We are one of the first boats out today. Orcas were everywhere yesterday! So, today? Our course is set to the north and all eyes scan the horizon. As we slow to look at Harbor seals at Yellow Island news comes in! Orcas are around....but in the opposite direction. Captain Pete turns the wheel and we are off for Rosario Strait. It's a long run to the other side of the San Juans, but the morning light is just right and the breeze almost warm. The water is so flat today it's easy to spot the tall black dorsals as they glide through the water. Yes! Two big males, J-34, Doublestuf and L-87, Onyx are off doing boy things. What are whale boy things you ask? Oh, pushing around flukes with huge whale rostrums. Or, waving a gigantic curled fluke just above the surface with a nice half twist. Hum. Right on the other boy's head? Maybe a whale version of wresting? Along glide three smaller dorsals belonging to two J pod females and a youngster following along with mom. Again, the light is just right, bouncing a few sun rays off the blowhole area. Awesome morning on the water!
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