CURIOUS CREATURE

CURIOUS CREATURE

What a fantastic way to wrap up the orca action for the month of January!Our passengers were greeted by El Notcho’s pod this morning almost as soon as crew could get out the words “We’ve just arrived in the hotspot”.Orca seemed to be busy searching the depths for...
THE HONEY HOLE!

THE HONEY HOLE!

Our daily routine is becoming quite fluent! Three dorsal fins emerged over the swell line as we entered the “hotspot” this morning! The call went out across the boat and before we knew it the orca had VANISHED into thin air (or deep blue sea)after our first glance!...
A MIXED BUNCH!

A MIXED BUNCH!

Instantaneous orca as soon as we dropped off the edge of Australia! Two pods were stretched as far as the eye could see. The swell was large and rolled past us, making it hard to see the blows as the orca rolled into the troughs! The dorsal fins sliced through the...
THE DEGUSTATION!

THE DEGUSTATION!

THE DEGUSTATION: aka “The Huntress and the savage sausages” tour!!! In summary, today is hard to put into words, well in a way that truly depicts not only each encounter but the coinciding emotions that built as everything unveiled before our eyes. Our firth...
THE TEASE!

THE TEASE!

Before even leaving the anchorage today we just felt that the orca were going to do something BIG today! The overcast skies and silvery reflection at the surface made for a very eerie journey out to the shelf! Our first encounter consisted of our favourite bull EL...
ORCA CRUISING!

ORCA CRUISING!

After two days off it was evident that the crew were ready to see our giant sea panda friends again! We were all left wondering what the orca had been up to over the last few days out in the giant swell, huge gusts and roaring seas! The wind was due to drop throughout...