Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

ORCA PLAYGROUND!

Published on February 16, 2020 By Alison Cross

Another day of instantaneous orca visit in our killer whale watching tour in Bremer Bay!We had Nani and Neo’s pod with us SOON as we hit the hotspot! Little Neo the neo-nate is growing stronger every day!! The two juveniles from the pod were clearly bored with babysitting their younger sibling Neo! It was as if the […]

TWIN TORPEDOS!

Published on February 15, 2020 By Alison Cross

Our Killer Whale Watching in Bremer Canyon was blessed with an orca in an INSTANT! As soon as we edged over the hotspot we had dorsals in sight! It was hard to distinguish who the orcas were, even as we edged toward them. With closer inspection, we uncovered this was in fact a NEW POD!!!!! […]

The ULTIMATE takedown!

Published on February 14, 2020 By Alison Cross

Complete cloud cover and grey skies made for an already ominous morning as we ventured toward the canyon. On our arrival, we were instantly greeted by the Huntress (Split-tip) and the rest of her girl gang! The first glimpse our customers had of orca in the wild was RIGHT alongside us – you had to […]

OCEANIC SMORGASBORD!

Published on February 13, 2020 By Alison Cross

Hey guys! I’m Em, the marine intern for the week, and I’m gonna run you through today’s trip into the canyon. Half the ecosystem came out to play today and we were so stoked to see it! It was a beautiful sunny morning as we cruised out to the canyon in a light breeze and low […]

CLOSEST PASS YET!

Published on February 12, 2020 By Alison Cross

We hadn’t seen our boy El Notcho for nearly a week and he was the first pod we encountered today! It’s always a treat for customers that witness him first as his HUGE dorsal fin is a VERY impressive first glance at a male orca! It’s become almost a routine over the past week that […]