The Birthday Treat
This trip was a birthday outing with my parents. We headed out with a plan to go south but took a detour up to the southern tip of Lopez near Long Island where we met up with Biggs Orcas T77c & T77d. When we arrived on scene they had just made a kill and were playing with their Habor Seal lunch and we got to see T77d - Alcyon toss the carcass through the air. This messy eating though had scraps all over in the water and the gulls were having a feast as well. One interesting observation I made while watching the carnage was that T77c - Neftali has developed a distinct circular scar on its left side just ahead of its dorsal. After watching the pair go full Nat Geo on the Harbor Seal I turned around and noticed on the small island behind us a few likely terrified/horrified Harbor Seals stay out of the water. Shortly after we headed out in search of other whales, we did find a Minke but it was shy and on long dives so we left it and went back to look for T77c & T77d who were now rhythmically breathing down the island coast. After a little bit with them, we headed back towards home base to wrap up a great trip. My parents finally got to see Orcas on the boat after a few Flukes or Humpbacks and Casey the best deckhand you'll ever get the pleasure to cruise with treated me to an Island Explore 5 mug.
