While we have been seeing transients with some regularity, we know that it is the resident orcas that many of our passengers come to see. And we want everyone to go home happy. Unfortunately, while we always make our very best effort to provide our passengers with the very best trip possible, there are times when the whales don't cooperate. We've learned that the whales of the Southern Resident Community have been spending most of their time of late near Tofino. That's a small town near Barkley Sound on the west side of Vancouver Island.
Chinook are their favorite food and they have been in short supply in the inside waters of late.
It's possible they will return to the San Juan Islands tomorrow. It's also possible they won't return for another month. There's just no way of knowing. Their move to this area at this time of the year is unprecedented. So we're taking an unconventional approach to these unusual circumstances.