Port McNeill / Port Hardy: Orcas!

We are at campground just outside Port McNeill BC, which is almost as far as we can go on Vancouver Island.

Yesterday we took a whale-watching trip that was loads of fun. We saw a lot of Orcas, many close to the boat. At one point several of them started surfing in the boat’s wake and I was able to get a couple of photos of them.





They are not supposed to do that because the Orcas are a protected species and any human interaction that alters their behavior is against the law. The Orcas don’t know that of course but the boat captain does and had to stop. It was fun for both us and the Orcas while it lasted.

Today we drove up to Port Hardy which is the northern-most city on the island, We saw and photographed a couple of black bears along the highway but not much else exciting.

Tomorrow we head back south.