Ahhhh, summertime in BC. It’s truly spectacular. The long summer nights, the mountains, the lakes, the ocean, the waterfalls, the beaches, the trees, the wildlife, and did I mention the boating? Even though Ray and I live a nomadic lifestyle now and have the freedom to go anywhere we want, we return to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, every summer because there is no place … [Read more...] about Reasons to Love Vancouver Island in Summer: #1 Orcas
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The Orca’s Welcome
My boat Snoopy is all waxed and shiny, ready for the season here in Campbell River, British Columbia. We just had our first day of boating, and our first day of seeing whales too! What luck to see them on the first day out. Just like how the eagles came to greet us on our first land day, the orcas came to greet us on our first day on the ocean. This one even swam … [Read more...] about The Orca’s Welcome
Transient Orcas Hunting Seals in British Columbia
It was one of those quiet days when nothing seems to be happening on the ocean. It was calm but there were hardly any boats around and only a seagull or two made their presence known. I was exploring in my little boat, Snoopy, which is my favourite thing to do during summer in BC. My destination was the north end of Cortes Island where I explored all the little bays and … [Read more...] about Transient Orcas Hunting Seals in British Columbia
Whale Watching on Vancouver Island
It's been an excellent season of whale watching here on Vancouver Island this past summer! First I got my dream photo of an Orca with Mount Baker in the background. Then I had my Humpback Whale encounter. But I also saw the Orcas many other times during my boating trips so I wanted to share some of the other photos I made this summer with you as well. There were quite a … [Read more...] about Whale Watching on Vancouver Island
Orca and Mount Baker
The thing I like best about Vancouver Island in the summertime is being out on my boat. I have a few spots I return to again and again because I have seen whales, dall's porpoises, pacific white sided dolphins, sea lions, or eagles. One of my favourite spots is Boundary Pass where the border separates the Gulf Islands in Canada from the San Juan Islands in the USA. Here … [Read more...] about Orca and Mount Baker