Sunset Cruise
My evening tour Saturday was breathtaking. Sunset on the way home, I was fashionably late arriving on scene with the whales as to be more pro-active-->which allowed me to show guests many other things. We arrived on scene near Hein bank and traveled southwest with L pod who was spread out feeding and foraging. The reason why I choose to arrive on scene later than the other companies is because I do not wish to be part of the initial 'rush' of boat traffic around the animals. I worked out beautifully this night...the other boats all left after about 20 minutes and we had a private whale watching experience with L pod.
We were fortunate this night with an encounter with Mega L41..We were in a parallel viewing sequence fro over 100 yards, when he surfaced well inside that distance in pursuit of a salmon. I shut down all engines and began to drift. He proceeded on a course that took him within 30 yards off of our stern.
The sun was setting behind us, as he surfaced with a powerful swooosh! He was highlighted by the setting sun & that moment could not be any more perfect. Truly a kodak moment.
