A Whale Of A Time With Lynette And Caleb.
Cameron Ocean Adventures organize one of the most amazing Whale Watching tours on the west coast of Vancouver Island at Ucluelet. We booked the tour online about a couple of hours before it sailed from the Whisky Landing dock, just behind the Ucluelet Aquarium at 3 pm. Lynette, the skipper, and Caleb, expert mariner and owner of the vessel ‘Nootka Princess’ introduced themselves to us and the ten other adventurers, which included four kids aged 5 to 12.
We had to don our life jackets and were given the safety drill before sailing towards the Broken Group Islands due east of Ucluelet. The scenery of the small forested islands and rocks in the open Pacific Ocean kept us mesmerized, and none of us wanted to get into the warmth of the covered cabin which remained largely empty most of the time. Most of us had brought some eatables and drinking water which we left in the cabin until we felt hungry or thirsty.
Initially we saw some cormorants and bald eagles perched on the tree tops of the small islands. We even saw a sea otter floating on its back and observing us just as we were observing him. Finally after sailing on the choppy ocean for more than an hour Lynette spotted a Humpback spouting at some distance. We were all excited as most of us were seeing a whale for the first time. We followed it for almost half an hour trying our best to synchronize our camera clicks with the whale’s flips.
Finally ‘Moby Dick’ got tired of entertaining us and we went ahead to some rocks where Caleb pointed out a group of grunting and squabbling sea lions. Some of them were swimming quite close to us and peering out of the water at us.
After almost 4 hours out on the waters braving the chilly and choppy waves we were back in Ucluelet at 7 pm. We all had a whale of time and were sad to say good-bye to our captain and guides, Lynette and Caleb, who had opened our eyes to the beauty of the wild and wonderful coast of British Columbia.
Show lessWe had to don our life jackets and were given the safety drill before sailing towards the Broken Group Islands due east of Ucluelet. The scenery of the small forested islands and rocks in the open Pacific Ocean kept us mesmerized, and none of us wanted to get into the warmth of the covered cabin which remained largely empty most of the time. Most of us had brought some eatables and drinking water which we left in the cabin until we felt hungry or thirsty.
Initially we saw some cormorants and bald eagles perched on the tree tops of the small islands. We even saw a sea otter floating on its back and observing us just as we were observing him. Finally after sailing on the choppy ocean for more than an hour Lynette spotted a Humpback spouting at some distance. We were all excited as most of us were seeing a whale for the first time. We followed it for almost half an hour trying our best to synchronize our camera clicks with the whale’s flips.
Finally ‘Moby Dick’ got tired of entertaining us and we went ahead to some rocks where Caleb pointed out a group of grunting and squabbling sea lions. Some of them were swimming quite close to us and peering out of the water at us.
After almost 4 hours out on the waters braving the chilly and choppy waves we were back in Ucluelet at 7 pm. We all had a whale of time and were sad to say good-bye to our captain and guides, Lynette and Caleb, who had opened our eyes to the beauty of the wild and wonderful coast of British Columbia.
Date of experience: August 2019
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