In the morning we went on a whale watching excursion. There are 3 "resident" orca whale pods that live in the San Juan Islands. It took about an hour on the boat to get out to where the orcas were. When we found them they were feeding near the shore. We were lucky to actually come upon all 3 pods feeding together, they don't often interact with each other. So we were able to see a lot of whales. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get very close because there are all sorts of environmental laws about how close you can get to the animals, especially when they are feeding. It was cool to be able to see them in the wild though and we enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the San Juan Islands.
Waiting for the boat to arrive 
Our boat, the Ocean Magic II 
This is probably the best picture I got. Here is also a little video for your enjoyment.The Empress
We totally splurged and stayed in The Empress hotel while we were there. It is a super-old and super-fancy hotel in Victoria and it is where the Queen stays when she comes to visit.
A view of The Empress from the harbor
It felt like we took a step back in time, check out the hallway!
You know you are in a fancy hotel when they have robes hanging in the bathroom
Jayson pointing to our room
The view from our room. We totally lucked out and got a room that had a view of the harbor!
Another view from the room.
Getting back on the boat to head back home after a fabulous mini-vacation in Canada!
2 comments:
What a great idea you guys had to go to Victoria as part of your northwest vacation. A fabulous place for a fabulous couple! I love the pics and the video. Mom
the whale watching looks amazing and that hotel is awesome!
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