Ellie and West Coast Aquatic Safaris guests got a treat today on the way down to WASCO for a whale watch. There was a California sea lion right off the dock again today! The sea lion was diving down and coming up to the surface for air. The sea lion was happily rolling around in the water and even managed to find a crab! Our guests were able to get a good close look at the visitor before heading out for their whale watch with Jeff. Want to see the sea lion? Click here and see the video on YouTube! Ellie was very happy to see another sea lion so close up!
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Archive for May, 2009
California Sea Lion up close!
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
New videos on YouTube!
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Ever wondered what it’s like to take a trip with West Coast Aquatic Safaris on WASCO? Take a look on YouTube and get a glimpse from the view point of one of our previous guests Michael Lee. While out on WASCO Michael captured some great video of the bald eagle’s nest with one of the eagles standing right by the nest. Click here to view this video.
Dog love
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Here at West Coast Aquatic Safaris we are always telling you about all the great animals you will see while out on WASCO here in Tofino. What we forget to mention is the great animals right here in the office at Fourth and Main eager to say hello! Henry and Juliet are important members of the West Coast Aquatic Safaris team and we think they deserve some blog time!
Henry is Keith’s little boy and he has grown quite a bit since last summer! He loves running and is always happy to say hello to all the guests coming in. You can either see Henry running the length of Chesterman Beach or hanging out in the office resting up for his next big walk.
Orcas are still around…and lots of bears!
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
There were orcas spotted out near Clover today. West Coast Aquatic Safaris staff are excited that they have been around for a few days. Having been awhile since we last saw orcas it is great that they are staying around for a little while.
Orcas Spotted!
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
It was a busy day for wildlife today with lots of activity! West Coast Aquatic Safaris guests got to see a lot of variety on the hot springs trip today. For the first time in over a month orcas were spotted in Cow Bay! Our guests were fortunate enough to see them on the way home from a relaxing soak in the hot springs. There is still speculation as to whether these were transient or resident orcas. We are hoping to know more by tomorrow. Gray whales were also seen in the same bay and two of them did some breaching.
Surfing and Whales
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Tofino is buzzing with great surfers this weekend. With the Rip Curl surf competition at Cox Bay this weekend lots of people have come out to see some great surfers! With first prize for men being $5000.00 and for ladies $2000.00 it has drawn quite a crowd to see the action.
For those who wanted something other than the surf competition they came to West Coast Aquatic Safaris for whale watching! We had great whale watching trips today with lots of gray whales up in Cow Bay. Two of the grays decided to take a closer look at WASCO and came up close to the boat. There was also plenty of tail fluking as well.
Sunny day
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Everyone in Tofino has been enjoying the sunshine for the past couple of days! Staff at West Coast Aquatic Safaris have been enjoying walking our guests down to WASCO and getting some sun! The great weather is getting us excited for the summer! Jeff drove WASCO today and had a great day out on the water. Both the 9:30 and 12:30 whale watch trips got some great views of gray whales. The first trip Jeff headed down to Long Beach and for the second trip he went up to Ahous Bay. The gray whales were rolling around for everyone to see!
Gray whales feeding
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Jeff one of our drivers on WASCO was happy to find three gray whales today on the outside of Vargas Island. West Coast Aquatic Safaris guests got some great views of the gray whales feeding. There was lots of tail fluking and rolling around in the water. The gray whales were happy to stay where they were too so everyone on WASCO got to view them for quite awhile!
Hot Springs!
Monday, May 18th, 2009
It was the perfect day for a trip to the hot springs on WASCO. The weather today was overcast and a bit chilly but it made the hot springs that much more enjoyable! West Coast Aquatic Safaris guests were able to enjoy a cool breeze while staying toasty warm in the hot springs. Some of our guests went even higher up in the springs and found the really hot spots to relax!
Lots of action
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
It has been a great long weekend so far here at West Coast Aquatic Safaris. West Coast Aquatic Safaris guests have been enjoying all of the great wildlife Tofino has to offer while out on WASCO. Our Saturday trip was treated to two black bears up close. They got to see them searching under rocks for crab and get a good close look at them! The front bow of WASCO allowed our guests to get some great photos!