Lake Louise
6 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Rundle and Sulphur Mountains
6 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake
6 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Back to Calgary
6 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
YYC to YBL
7 september, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
On our way to Campbell River. Flying over the Rockies so lots of photos of mountains and glaciers and lakes and clouds!
Campbell River
7 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
(John’s post about arriving and upon arrival)
Coast Discovery Marina
7 september, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
(Tara’s post post-arrival in Campbell River) Too early for even early check-in so grabbing lunch at the pier
Evening in Campbell River
7 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The view from our hotel room
Campbell River to Orca Camp
8 september, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The Adventure Begins
On the way to Orca Camp
8 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We stopped to see some Dall's porpoises (have yet to find a photo that shows more than a splash), Pacific white-sided dolphins and Humpback whales (mother and calf).
Welcome to Orca Camp
8 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After our 2.5 hour boat ride to camp, we were shuttled off in a row boat and got a tour of camp. Then after lunch, we had an orientation paddle. After that was dinner. I’m proud to say that I (Tara)Läs mer
Kayak Orientation
8 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Bear!
8 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
On our first evening in Orca Camp, I was sitting by the hot tub and spotted something moving on the beach across the creek. I reported it to one of our guides, Georgia, and when she confirmed I hadLäs mer
Orca Camp - Day Two
9 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Tara’s first night camping was actually a decent sleep. We took our first middle of the night trip to the toilets at 2:25 am and heard orcas blowing.
We went for a pre-breakfast paddle to look atLäs mer
Orca Camp - Day Three
9 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today we opted out of all kayaking and just hung around camp. The day kayakers had to abort their trip halfway due to winds and swells.
Our first orcas
9 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We left our tent to head to the kitchen and I made a comment like "watch there be orcas and I have to come back from my camera". Sure enough we had missed the "orca!" cries somehow and there were inLäs mer
Goodbye Orca Camp
11 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Saw some orcas this morning before breakfast. After breakfast (eggs Benedict for everyone but me) we finished packing up, stripped our bedding, swept out the tent, and dragged out luggage to theLäs mer
Return to Campbell River
11 september, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We spotted a pod of six Transient orcas (a different ecotype from the ones we saw from camp). More photos and videos to come. The first two are from John’s iPhone!
Campbell River Whale Watching (Part 1)
12 september, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
On our final full day of the trip, I (Tara) headed out for a four-hour covered boat whale watching tour with Campbell River Whale Watching, a company owned by the same company that runs WildcoastLäs mer
Campbell River Whale Watching (Part 2)
12 september, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We got incredibly lucky with not only the number of humpbacks we saw but the photographic angles. We were watching a pair of humpbacks surfacing to breathe when a third one nearby surprised us with aLäs mer
