Monday, June 9th, 2008
"Today we traveled into the Strait of Juan de Fuca where we found the elusive "stinky" Minke Whale just south of Salmon Bank!! Captain Michael did a fantastic job at maneuvering the Island Explorer 3 so that our guests wouldn't have to smell its foul breath!! The Minke demonstrated its key to avoidance by its zig-zagging unpredictable nature. After a series of short respiration's the Minke would take its long dive and then reappear on the other side of the boat heading in a totally different direction! We had a great visit with the Minke, some feeding Rhinoceros Auklets, & a Pacific Loon using the water as its own person runway before heading for Cattle Pass! Once in the protected waters of the inner islands we made a stop to visit a Bald Eagle's nest! Our guests also enjoyed Dall's Porpoise, Harbor Porpoise, Pigeon Guillemots, Harbor Seals, Glaucous-winged Gulls, & Cormorants!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 7:19 PM
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