Re: [Paddlewise] Marine mammals in Re: day trip report

From: <dianem_at_sd61.bc.ca>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:53:03 -0700
Brian wrote:

>...(snip) a group of 8 orca changed
>their course to go right under our group. Three of the biggest ones chose
>to surface about 20 to 25 feet off the side of my kayak. They came at me at
>a high rate of speed and swam directly under my yak. (maybe it was my mind
>that made it all seem so fast - I was sure I was about to die after all)
>
>This happened in Johnstone Straight in an area that was roughly 3 miles across.
>They could have easily avoided us.
>
>Brian.


They could have easily eaten you, too ;)

Diane




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