Easter Wildlife Tour -
Campbell River Whale Watching On Saturday morning we headed out to Desolation Sound in bright sunshine. With some help from local fisherman and weekend prawners we were able to find the Orca as they made their way east from King Horn Island. These Transient Orca were spread out in small groups of 2 or 3, from West Rodonda to Mink and Otter Islands. The total number seemed to be 10 or more, including 3 large males and at least 1 new calf.

The day was incredibly warm for April and after the orca grouped up and headed into Waddington Channel, we headed for Refuse Cove for coffee and snacks. We headed home through Lewis Channel and Hole in the Wall and Okissolo, finding some very tired looking Sea Lions hauled out at North Bluffs in DiscoveryPassage. Fabulous day in April ! If you wish to see some action video, check out our You Tube link for "Desolation Orca"
Cheers
Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching
Campbell River Grizzly Bear Tours

The beautiful weather provided a wonderful backdrop for 3 families as we headed out Thursday morning in search of Wildlife. While the children were hoping for Rabbits (Easter on Sunday) we were able to find Sea lions, a very cooperative Black Bear and lots of Bald Eagles.
We also had another opportunity to try out our "Go Pro" video camera with some success. Check out the You Tube / Facebook link from our website.

Happy Easter
Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching
Campbell River Grizzly Bear Tours

April 7th, 2011
Campbell River Whale Watching first tour of the year!

In bright sunshine and with 6 energetic guests, we headed out on our first tour of the year. With reports of Orca the previous day we were optimistic that they may still be around. Sea Lions dominated our tour and they seem to be feeding or resting in every back-eddy as we traveled up Discovery Passage. The Island of Jimmy Judd near Stuart Island, had the largest number, close to 40 large Stellar Sea Lions resting in the sunshine. (picture) (also check our Face book site for video of these big boys) .

After a short stop at Stuart Island Community dock for coffee & hot chocolate (picture), we headed out to Thurston Bay in the hope of finding Black Bear feeding on the beach at low tide. Unfortunately we didn't see any Bears on this tour in fact I was very surprised that Spring has been somewhat delayed in the Sonora Island area. (compared to Campbell River) The grassy areas in the river estuaries were still brown in colour, showing no signs of new growth, not even skunk cabbage! What we need is a few more days of back to back warm weather to give everything a kick start.

Looking forward to a great spring season and the warmer weather to come.

Cheers

Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours
Campbell River Grizzly Bear Tours