Do you want to see Orca Whales?

Go to Johnstone Straight in the summer time. The Orca pods swim in the 300-mile area and through the straight. We camped there on a mission to kayak and see the whales.

The night before we left we drove all the way to Port McNeil, it’s a logging town with about 15,000 people but you would never know, there was nothing there. We stayed at a hotel called the HaidaWay Motel. Not only were there no computer system and everything was done by hand, we were also able to obtain the remote control when we checked in. There obviously is a high rate of theft for room remotes. There was also a 90210 marathon on (Bonus!).

Early the next morning we had breakfast and drove into Telegraph Cove where we were to meet our guide for the kayaking trip. Turns out Rob and I were the only ones on the tour and so it was going to truly be a custom tour just for us. We packed everything we needed into our kayaks and were off to camp. Camp ended up being a spot on the beach where our guide quickly pulled together a makeshift table with a tarp on top and called it the “kitchen”. We ate 5 star meals that our guide cooked up for us. Pesto Pasta, Rice and veggies, pancakes, omelets, salads, fresh fruits, cookies, and dessert etc. It was amazing., We saw whales every day while they swam by our camp along with a bunch of other animal life. We slept on the beach listening to the ocean and it was defiantly worth it. The company was Northwest Expeditions and they were great.

Yesterday we drove up to Campbell River where we quickly took showers. We are both tired and sore and I think we might catch the ferry home tonight instead. We have a lot of stuff to do at home as Rob is off to Boston next weekend.