Captain’s Blog

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Wrapping up the 2021 Season!

November 12, 2021

Victoria Whale Watching 2021 Season Highlights As we reach the end of the whale watching season, it is nice to take a moment to reflect on the past five months we have spent adventuring out into the Salish Sea! It was my first season working with Orca Spirit Adventures as a Naturalist, and I was […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Dall’s Porpoise, Bald Eagles, Humpback Whales, and Killer Whales!

October 21, 2021

Written by Lori, Naturalist – The week of October 11th What a fantastic week it has been here at Orca Spirit Adventures! Our days on the water have been filled with incredible sightings of some of our favourite animals of the Salish Sea, and the whale watching has truly been nothing short of spectacular. Rain […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: A Week Filled With Exciting and Memorable Encounters!

October 12, 2021

Written by Lori, Naturalist – The Week of October 3rd, 2021 It is hard to believe that the first week of October has already flown by! They say time flies when you’re having fun, and that has certainly been true for us here at Orca Spirit Adventures. It has been a week filled with exciting […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Lunge Feeding Humpbacks, Race Rocks, Ollie the Sea Otter, and So Much More!

October 8, 2021

Written by Lori, Naturalist – The week of September 27th September has come to an end and as we usher in the month of October it is nice to take a moment to reflect on the incredible wildlife encounters we have experienced this past week. Each day that we enter into the Salish Sea we […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Killer Whales, Humpback Whales, Pinnipeds and Marine Birds!

September 29, 2021

Written by: Lori, Naturalist – The week of September 20th, 2021 What an incredible week it has been here at Orca Spirit Adventures! The wildlife encounters have been nothing short of incredible. It has been a week filled with amazing experiences with some of our favourite transient killer whale families, multiple humpback whales, and a […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: A Week with Some of Our Favourite Creatures of the Salish Sea!

September 20, 2021

Written by: Lori, Naturalist – The Week of September 14th, 2021. It has been an incredible week here at Orca Spirit Adventures, filled with fantastic sightings of some of our favourite creatures of the Salish Sea. From harbour porpoises, to humpback whales, to transient killer whales – there is seemingly no end to the plethora […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Humpback Whales, Killer Whales, Steller and California Sea Lions, and So Much More!

September 14, 2021

Written by: Lori, Naturalist – The week of September 6th, 2021. As always, this past week has been full of excitement and indescribable moments with some of our favourite creatures of the Salish Sea. We have encountered humpback whales, transient killer whales, steller sea lions, California sea lions, harbour seals, and a wide variety of […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: Fantastic Sightings Heading Into Our Crew’s Favourite Whale Watching Month!

September 7, 2021

Written by: Lori, Naturalist – The week of August 30th, 2021. As we usher in September it is nice to take a moment to reflect on some of the incredible wildlife encounters we have had this week. The abundance of life that we can find in the Salish Sea is truly astonishing, and we are […]

Victoria Whale Watching Report: What a Week of Whale and Wildlife Watching!

August 31, 2021

Written by: Lori, Naturalist – The week of August 23rd, 2021. As we approach the end of August, it is nice to take a moment to reflect upon the incredible wildlife encounters that make our summers so fulfilling. It is the best time of year to view whales in the Salish Sea, and we are […]