Orcas are Back In Town

Well, today started out with a nice Bear watching trip up the inside of Meares Island in Fortune Chanel. After having the chance to see several Black Bears including one young female and her 2 cubs, we stumbled across 5 Orcas looking for a meal. There were 4 adults and one juvenile that were hunting and eating Harbour Seals along Fortune Channel as well. This was a rare opportunity to see so much in a relatively small area and each creature fully engaged in their daily feeding rituals.

Even with Tofino's rain and rapidly changing weather today was a fantastic day on the water for a group of all ages. Because of WASCO's design and the ability to move both indoors for the heated cabin or outdoors to the three viewing decks. The warm, bathroom equipped cabin makes WASCO and West Coast Aquatic Safaris the ideal choice for your family adventure.

Whales Unlimited

West Coast Aquatic Safaris has been having quite a good streak for seeing whales lately. Just about every day for the last couple of weeks we have been able to find a number of Grey Whales. Today was no different. We had a couple of Grey's out towards Long Beach in the morning and as the day moved on and the weather began to change WASCO and the group headed back inside to more sheltered, calm waters to find a couple different Grey Whales. Along the way the group made a run by Plover Reefs to see about 300 Seals lounging out on the rocks in the rain.

For a change tomorrow we have decided to head out to Hot Springs Cove to give people a chance to Soak in the springs and of coarse take every opportunity to see what we can along the way. For those of you that may be visiting Tofino our our website for the first time please feel free to look back at our Blog over the last year and see what types of things people have been seeing at what times of the year.

If you have already been out with us this year we would really like to see your photos. Please send us your best, funniest or most bazaar moment captured on film while on one of our trips and you just might win the photo of the week contest. All winners receive one of our West Coast Aquatic Safaris Travel mugs as a trophy. You never know just what will be the winning photo until you see it on our website.

Sun Whales and Bears in the forcast

The weather last couple of days has been fantastic. It has been sunny and mild with a slight breeze and feels like summer. West Coast Aquatic Safaris and our guests were very fortunate yesterday to have a young Grey whale in and around Grice Bay just minutes from the Tofino Harbour. Along with the beautiful weather and the calm waters, we have also seen several Black Bears in the last two days. Yesterday we found a female with a couple of cubs and this morning we started with two different small cubs up a tree near the shoreline.

This time of year can be really nice as the days get warmer and longer. There is still a great advantage to taking a tour aboard WASCO. Due to the style of our boat you may dress comfortably in your own close without having to wear the cumbersome floatation suits to enjoy the warmth of the sun without overheating. Early morning or evening trips will still have the flexibility to move freely from the heated cabin to any of the three outdoor viewing decks to allow for the best wildlife viewing possible. While the weather can still be somewhat unpredictable at his time of the year, take us up on the offer to use the complimentary Helly Hansen rain coats and fleece gloves during your trip to provide the utmost comfort for your experience. Please visit our Facebook page and check us out on Twitter for updates on when we will be starting our evening sunset cruises as well.

Wow, what a day. It started off nice, warm and with just a mild overhang of cloud, but by this afternoon the wind warnings were in full effect and the rain had just began to pour. Not to mention, the ocean jumped to an amazing 10ft swell. That would get your stomach turning. But, as the saying goes, "Every cloud has a silver lining," and it definitely does. There were sightings of Greys traveling past some of the fish farms near Bawden Bay this morning, as well as this seasons first Black Bear cub. Just in time, as we have started to offer our regularly scheduled Bear Watching tours. So be sure to visit our website and sign up early.

Weather won't matter when you areon WASCO!

Well, looks like its going to be another wet one out there, and, if your on the mainland, I couldn't think of a better way to spend it than with Keith at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel show. Its the last day, so head on over and pay Keith a visit. While your at it, ask him how you could win a trip on our new catamaran.
If your not on the mainland, and looking for some local adventure, don't sweat it! We at West Coast Aquatic Safaris have you covered. With our daily trips and a boat that caters to everyone of every age, we are sure that, even with our unpredictable west coast weather, your going to have fun. Today has been a terrific day for Grey whales as we saw 4 or 5 of them out towards Cow Bay as well as many Steller Sea Lions at Plover Reef. Visit our website for tour descriptions, rates and opportunity to save 10% booking online.

It was a damp day in Tofino today however it was still a fantastic day for Whale watching. We had a couple of trips go out today and our guest were very fortunate to find 4 very entertaining Grey Whales as well as many Sea Lions. WASCO's heated cabin was a real bonus today and offered the guests the chance to be back and fourth between the three viewing decks and the warm cabin. We are starting to see more Bear activity in the area and will now be starting to offer scheduled Bear watching tours as well. We currently have a trip scheduled to depart tomorrow at 3:30pm as the tide will be low and expect to be very successful.

Keith departed today for the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure show and will be there all weekend. We have an unlimited number of 2-4-1 passes that we are looking to give away and all you have to do is email us and we will send them to you. There are a limited number of free passes to the show as well and if you call in the morning we can tell you where to meet Keith at the show to pick one up. While at the show Keith will be offering a chance to win free trips aboard our new 36 passenger catamaran as well as other West Coast Aquatic Safaris merchandise so be sure to stop in and say hello.

Be sure to look at our Facebook page for tour departure times and other promotions.

The Seals are just hangin out or hangin on

It is a beautiful and sunny day in Tofino with strong winds. It was a great day to be on the water, looking for adventure. We experienced swell up to about 3 meters today with some wind chop on top of that. Our group of veteran Whale Watchers didn't seem to mind at all as everyone was smiling from ear to ear at the time of return. Even though the choppy waters can make spotting the Whales more of a challenge it can also enhance the photos taken.

This photo is from Sam Cooper who was with us aboard WASCO back on April 9th. Conditions were similar to today and he has done an excellent job at capturing a group of seals enjoying the sun on a blustery spring day.

I would like to encourage more of our visitors to send in photos for our photo of the week contest. The winners will receive one of our West Coast Aquatic Safaris Travel Mugs as a trophy and have their photo uploaded to our website for all to see. If you have a photo or two that you have been holding onto please forward them to us as it is also great to see how the trip looked through your lens. View our past winners to see what shots have claimed the prize in the past and perhaps you will be there soon.