Black, white…and YELLOW?

Black, white…and YELLOW?

To our delight the ocean wasn’t anywhere near as rough as anticipated! The wind dropped right off making the 4m swell a quite pleasant and beautiful sight! The orca rode the swell as it jacked up over the 1000m contour line from the depths. Customers were almost...
*NOT for the faint-hearted*

*NOT for the faint-hearted*

*DISCLAIMER* Please do not view this blog if you have a weak stomach! The images attached are very graphic and capture a beaked whale being taken down by orca (both description and imagery are explicit). The morning was slow to start, after 30 minutes of nothing but...
Who’s the KING of the CANYON?

Who’s the KING of the CANYON?

The FIRST sighting of an orca in the canyon was questioned for over a week, Dave Riggs told himself that it must’ve been a birds wing or fatigue playing tricks on his mind, coming to the conclusion that this was the most logical explanation. People questioned, HOW...
Must be something in the water!

Must be something in the water!

WOW! What a magnificent day!We were so lucky to be able to spend the majority of the day with very, VERY playful Orca!After our 24 nautical mile journey out to the canyon it was only moments after dropping off the continental shelf that a young pod of orca were...
WHACK!

WHACK!

Our passenger’s first glimpse of orca today was as soon as we hit the hotspot by the large male, El Notcho! Following closely was the adult female Cookie and her now rather large calf Oreo was there for the fun too! They began patrolling the hotspot in the hopes of a...
Family Affair

Family Affair

On arrival to the hotspot this morning the smell of an oil slick in the air was rife! Organic and slimy, the orca had just finished a mammalian breakfast but the party was over as the orca and birds had moved out of the area to continue hunting leaving only the slick...