Adventure Day 2:

Poke your head out of your cozy tent and be inspired by the beauty of your wild surroundings. Join us for an early morning paddle to view the sunrise and an opportunity to see wildlife when they are most active, seeking out their breakfast as this beautiful world awakens.

Return to camp and after enjoying a gourmet cup of coffee and a hearty breakfast, then we will set out to explore the area around Robson Bight Ecological Reserve.

We will also enjoy a short, easy hike to view an inspiring waterfall and spend lunch on the shore while we gaze in to the distance watching for Orcas, Dall’s Porpoises and other whales. When we see Orcas from the shore, we scramble for our cameras and binoculars and exclaim in delight at the site of these amazing mammals. It’s OK to jump up and down, you have the ground beneath your feet! When we are in our kayaks, we do not disturb or approach the Killer Whales. We give way to them and do not chase or harass them maintaining the 100 meter required distance from them at all times.

The Orcas know full well exactly where we are and are at no time a concern to us, and give us the show of a lifetime as they interact with each other and express their intelligent curiosity at the sight of us. Sometimes the Killer Whales travel in a sleeping line, or they spy hop. Learn all about the Orca’s behavioral patterns from your experienced guides. 

Enjoy another delightful dinner and another opportunity for an evening or night paddle. Then sit beneath the stars around the camp fire as we reflect on the last two days adventures. Retire to your comfortable tent complete with expedition thermarest sleeping pads with a view of the Johnstone Strait.

Adventure Day 3:

Taking advantage of the opportunity for another early morning paddle, not wanting to waste a minute of our last day in Johnstone Strait with the Orcas, we venture out in our kayaks and once again are awestruck by the beauty of this area. Return to camp for breakfast. It is time to pack up camp and stop to take a look around this place you are reluctant to leave.

We paddle along the remote shoreline making the most of seeing the Orcas and other wildlife. We hear the Eagle as it calls out it’s goodbye’s to us. We enjoy a beach lunch, and smile to ourselves as we take in the home of the Orca, closing our eyes to impress this image in to our minds forever, so that we may always remember. We paddle back to Telegraph Cove, where we started this journey.

We unpack our kayaks, some will take the opportunity to have a hot shower (with a small donation for shower use), and then spend some time walking through Telegraph Cove to visit the Bones Museum. The exhibits are our final insight into the life of Johnstone Strait and the whales that call it home as well as other marine mammals including a Fin Whale.

Most say this trip has been the experience they will never forget, many call it life-changing. We wish you to take from it all that you can.

Return time: Return to Campbell River at approximately 6:00 pm.