Whale Watching in Vancouver, British Columbia

Whale watching in Steveston, British Columbia

We have not seen J. for a couple of years and we decided to meet in Vancouver.

One of the activities he really wanted to do was whale watching. We did whale watching when we travelled o the east coast of North America but we never got a glimpse of any whale while on the tour.

With only a day in advance, we were lucky enough to book a tour for 3 people and this company guaranteed sighting of whales on the tour so we decided to try it again.

The tour company had a paid shuttle which picked us up at the Ramada Inn downtown which was close to where we were staying. We were picked up around 1 pm and were at the Steveston wharf at 1:15pm.

We had good weather that day. The sky was clear and the temperature was comfortable. 

The tour company even provided tour participants with free raincoats and other gear, very thoughtful indeed.

We board the small motor boat with about two dozen people on board. The captain was in charge of the boat while a young lady acted as our guide.

We chose a shady spot of the boat and enjoyed a pleasant boat ride around the waters of Vancouver.

The water was blue so was the sky. The breezes were gentle and cool.

It was a fantastic feeling! 

This was our first family outing for a little while; I and we were enjoying it.

Whenever there was a possibility of seeing a whale, everyone on board got excited and rushed to the side of the boat to get a good look of the marine mammal.

The water was busy filled with tour boats, small and medium size trying to get a close look of these marvelous creatures.

With modern technologies and better tracking devices, there were way more actions this time than we had even seen in previous outings. 

With communications from the other boats that saw whales close by, our captain was able to pilot the boat close to the locations where whales had been sighted by other vessels.

The most exciting moment for us was when a couple of whales swam close to the bow of our boat and did  some flipping.  Many of us were able to capture these rare moments and close encounters.

We had sightings of whales during a whale watching excursion in Vancouver, B.C. !

Along the way, we also saw some sea lions suntanning on an island close by.

It was an enjoyable and informative tour! A great family activity.

After the whale watching tour, we walked around Steveston and boarded the shuttle taking us back to downtown Vancouver. 

We took a stroll around downtown Vancouver and went for dinner in China town. It was a delicious meal after all that walking!

We walked back to our hotel after dinner and called it a day.

R.T.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada