Last week we took the Raincoast Maiden to Victoria, then on to Sidney. The trip down the coast was fabulous – we had friends aboard and the weather was exceptional. We are now tucked away in a boat house doing our yearly maintenance. We’re already looking forward to heading back up the coast to […]
We are closed for the season. Many thanks to all who referred their guests to us – we really do appreciate it. Thanks also to all our guests who joined us on a cruise – your enthusiasm and enjoyment of the tour is what makes it fun for us. We’ll be back for another year […]
The timing was perfect: Yesterday’s winds and pelting rain subsided just long enough for a cruise down Ucluelet Inlet, out past the George Fraser Islands and back up the inlet with stops for wildlife along the way. We anchored in a sheltered cove and ferried the guests ashore. The bride was lovely as she hitched her […]
It appears that the humpback whales were as happy about today’s beautiful, sunny weather as we were!
We’re so happy that the first few of our California sea lions have made it back to Ucluelet Inlet after chasing the sea lion ladies in California!
Today we found ourselves amongst humpback whales feeding on pilchards, sardine. We’ve never seen so many humpbacks feeding so close to shore in one area! They lunge at the fish and come partly out of the water. They were lunging all around us – what a spectacle!
Thanks Deeann Simon for sharing this fabulous photo of a proud male Steller sea lion. What a pose!
Very rarely do we see all three in one trip but on today’s Broken Group Islands Wildlife Cruise we saw several humpback whales, one gray whale and three killer whales. Plus off course we saw both Steller and California sea lions, harbour seals, eagles and various seabird species. And did I mention that it was […]
We’re open for the season! It’s great to be on the water again. Yesterday we saw a humpback whale, Steller sea lions, California sea lions, and harbour seals. The area is full of Bald Eagles and migrating bird species. We hope to see you out there this season!
Spring is our time for boat maintenance and inspections. Each year we wax and polish the hull and cabin, oil the wood and paint the decks amongst a myriad of other things. We’re running a little behind schedule but this year’s work is almost done and our 2011 season will soon start.
