A Cougar In Our Driveway

Upon coming home from a late night run the neighbour across the street stopped Matt. She said that she just saw a cougar come out of our driveway and had phoned the police. Apparently Vancouver Island has the highest density of Cougars in North America and they commonly come into the city to find food at the end of summer. Our new place is truly a page out of Natural Geographic.

Whale Watching With A Friend: A Bunch of Orca and A Lonely Adolescent Grey Whale

Alissa and her good friend Ali went whale watching a few weeks back. A friend of a friend of a friend worked for Five Star Whale Watching so they got the family and friends (very distant friends) discount.

Alissa and Ali had a wonderful experience that foggy morning. They saw many killer whales and even a lonely teenage grey whale that was hiding behind the rocky coastline. The naturalists on board said that he is likely feeding and gaining energy for his migration out at sea where he will find his first mate. Who would have thought the odours emitted from the grey whales blow hole could be so revolting.

They enjoyed the sounds of these giant mammals taking in deep breaths, the mist from their blowholes dampening their on looking faces. Very cool.

Check out some of the pictures they saw that morning here.