When Erica Farrell booked a wildlife/adventure tour for her family, visiting from England, she was ever hopeful.
A whale, maybe91裸聊视频� perhaps a small pod.
What they got was more than anyone could have expected. Even the tour guide was beaming at day91裸聊视频檚 end.
The six-hour tour produced a family of orcas, a shoreline of sea lions, and a dozen humpback whales breaching, belly-flopping, and swimming right up to the boat.
91裸聊视频淪ince I91裸聊视频檝e been doing these tours, 20 years, that was probably one of my top 10 of all time,91裸聊视频� said Garry Henkel, owner/operator of 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e done more than 3,000 tours, but today was a special day. Some days you just see humpbacks. Some days you just see orcas. Some days, you just see spouts. But today was special. I don91裸聊视频檛 get to do this often.91裸聊视频�
| Orcas at play in Desolation Sound. (Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record) |
The British contingent was awed.
91裸聊视频淎lmost speechless with admiration for the beauty, the wildlife,91裸聊视频� said Erica91裸聊视频檚 mother, Brenda Nevard, who was visiting Vancouver Island for the first time. 91裸聊视频淒ifficult to put into words. A once in a lifetime experience.91裸聊视频�
Brenda91裸聊视频檚 son, Phil Nevard, and his wife, Lythan, were equally impressed, not only with the wildlife experience, but with Henkel91裸聊视频檚 expertise as well.
91裸聊视频淚t was great to have such a knowledgeable guide with a First Nations91裸聊视频� respect for nature and the sea,91裸聊视频� said Phil.
91裸聊视频淚t was one of the best days of my life and to be out with someone who respects the animals and is as excited to see them as we are was amazing,91裸聊视频� added Lythan.
| A humpback goes for a deep dive.(Photo by Erica Farrell) |
Henkel said the re-emergence of humpback whales to the area has made the adventure tour experience that much better.
91裸聊视频淲e never used to see any humpbacks here until probably the last four or five years,91裸聊视频� said Henkel. 91裸聊视频淢any, many years ago, they were hunted, back in the 1800s, early 1900s91裸聊视频� almost hunted to extinction. I think they are making a comeback now finally because there91裸聊视频檚 less pressure on them, and because there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of krill.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 great, because we used to just look for orcas and dolphins and stuff, but now we have the humpbacks as well so it really adds to the experience.91裸聊视频�
Erica91裸聊视频檚 son, Ian Bowen of Grande Prairie, Alta., was also on the boat.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e very lucky as Canadians to have this in our backyard,91裸聊视频� he said.
Henkel concurred.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 not many places in the world you can see that - orcas and humpbacks,91裸聊视频� said Henkel. 91裸聊视频淚n our area, in September, now you can sometimes see orcas, humpbacks, grizzly bears, black bears and sometimes dolphins, all in one day.91裸聊视频�
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