June 18th, 2011
The morning began with expectations high but the show that we got was beyond everyone's dream !
The Orca had not been seen in the morning so we headed north of Campbell River to the mainland inlets. A beautiful Cinnamon Bear on Sonora Island was waiting for us as we approached Thurston Bay Marine Park. Everyone was excited to see that off to the right another larger Black Bear (male) was keeping an eye on his spring mating partner.

Once we reached the mainland and started down the channel of calm, glass-like waters on the Inlet, it seemed as though we were floating on a carpet of air.
At the end of the Inlet found Grizzly Bears foraging on the new grass shoots near the river estuary. We saw 5 Grizzlies in total but this young fellow pictured here, stole the show. He walked slowly out of the tree cover and proceeded to sit and forage in the long grass. After about 10 minutes he walked forward to the log, stretched out and fell asleep ! Hard to believe but we just left him there, sound asleep at 2 in the afternoon.

Wonderful day, great people !
Cheers
Hurricane Jack

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

June 11th, 2001
Another wonderful day on the water with nature lovers !
      Pick up at Lund B.C. with a group from the Malapina Naturalist Society. With high expectation we headed north to Twin Islands in Desolation Sound where with help from Martin we found 5 Tranisent Orca heading northeast toward King Horn Island. T20 can be seen very clearly with his cut out nick on the backside of his dorsal. Along with 4 of his accomplices, they made the first few hours of our trip most enjoyable.
     After many attempts to depart from the great show the Orca were putting on, we headed into Bute Inlet where we found this very large Black Bear sleeping on the edge of a rock bluff. (see pic) A few mile down the channel we found another Black bear gazing at himself in the still waters of the the beautiful Bute Inlet.

    The surprise of the day had to be another group of 4 Transients that we found entering Arron Rapids against the flood tide. (see pic) These 4 small fins made their way 3/4 the way through when a Harbour Seal swam through the rapids and was quickly made into lunch by the hungry group of Orca.

    We headed for a coffee / hot chocolate break at Big Bay while the Orca continued to circumnavigate Stuart Island. Later on the way back to Lund and a few stops for playful Dalls Porpoise, we heard from our other Zodiac which had come out later in the day, that the Orca went through the Arron Rapids once again, this time snacking on a Harbour Porpise!
A great day for all, especially those of us high on the food chain !

Cheers

Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching
Campbell River Grizzly Bear Tours

Jack Springer
General Manager

June 9th, 2011
      The wildlife continues it's cycle this spring and the mainland river estuaries are now popular spots for Grizzly Bears to forage on the tender young grasses. Pictures here is a Grizzly sow and her 2nd year cub lounge the afternoon away in a coastal Inlet. On the way into the Inlet we found this young yearling Black Bear foraging for small rock crabs at low tide on Sonora Island. After a short coffee and hot chocolate break at Stuart Island we headed home through Hole in the Wall and Okissolo passages. During the journey home we had a lucky find, a small Grey Whale heading south towards Brown's Bay, foraging in the shallows of small creeks along the way. Great day and great company.
Cheers
Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching
Campbell River Whale Watching

June 4th, 2011
Summer like weather and the Orca, Black Bears and Dolphin provided the entertainment.
We headed south from Campbell River and found the Transient Orca in Sutil Channel heading south. With lots of breeching and vocalization, the Orca put on a great show for everyone. By time we left the Orca and heading toward our coffee break at Stuart Island, the tide was beginning to rise quickly but we were still able to find 3 Black Bears feeding along the shore in to Butte Inlet.
On the way home, the Pacific White Sided Dolphins topped off the day as they pursued small herring in Discovery Passage.
Lots of wildlife and great company.

Cheers
Aaron Webber

Campbell River Whale Watching
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Campbell River Grizzly Bear Tours

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