A sight to behold.......

We have been fortunate with the weather these past few weeks. Yesterday hubby and I decided that we would go out on the boat for dinner and if the conditions on the water allowed we would go fishing. Our destination was Tribune Bay on Hornby Island.

Conditions were perfect. We chose to go right into the bay as hubby wanted to do something to the engine. The sea was calm, as smooth as silk. We pulled into the bay and were able to come close to shore. It was only a matter of minutes for him to do what he needed.... because the waters were so calm we decided to head out towards an area called Floura Islets..it's a group of very small islands where the salmon like gather. We were told that just a couple of days ago a pod of killer whales made their way through this area. I know the seals love this area because of the fish. Yesterday was no exception the seals were abundant.

We dropped the line...it wasn't long before we both got bites on our lines....at one point hubby struggled with something for over a half hour only to lose the hook in the end.....but it was sure thrilling seeing him work the line and the rush you get when you think you got something.....unfortunately it only ends up being a fishtale as you have nothing to show for your efforts......except this time I did get some photos of hubby working the line.....

We fished for most of the evening....we may have come home without any fish but what you are about to see was amazing.

We were trolling our way home when off into the distance we saw something surfacing quickly and then down and up again.....at first we thought is was more seals....but there were to many of them......although this is not a very clear photo when you click on it you will know exactly what they are.......

Hubby immediately headed towards the school of dolphins. These are Pacific white-sided dolphins. Seen in these waters but hubby says the last time he saw them was about 10 years ago. It was thrilling then as it was yesterday. These dolphins are very playful and love to swim in the wake of the boat. We followed them for about an hour. It was truly a sight to behold.

My camera has a video component to it so I was able to get some video footage of these amazing creatures.....hubby made a post to Youtube.....

Dolphins June 2009
This link will take you to the short 34 second video....I was able to capture them underwater before they surfaced......it was breath taking......

After our adventure with the dolphins we made our way back to the marina under the guidance of this beautiful sunset......

Happy Saturday to you all!