Category Archives: Captain’s Log

We spend a lot of time making sure our guests have a safe and enjoyable experience while on our tours. Part of the training for our deckhands/naturalists includes a day on the Lukwa practicing their rescue skills. Jackie Hildering (The … Continue reading →

Telegraph Cove was a happening place this past weekend with the annual Top Island Econauts Dive Club event. Over sixty scuba divers were in the Cove and underwater enjoying the ‘sights’.   We had a delightful group of guests for our … Continue reading →

We have confirmation of the name for our new boat! It took nearly a month for Ship’s Registry in Ottawa to approve it. It is ‘Kuluta’ which in the First Nations of Kwak’wala means porpoise. http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Kwakwala/word/414fa3b497e02416/porpoise The name was submitted … Continue reading →

We need your help to come up with a name for our new (second) whale watching boat. The M.V. Lukwa will always remain our main vessel for viewing whales and other marine mammals from our location in Telegraph Cove but … Continue reading →

Our 2012 whale watching season came to a close today, and what an ending!  This morning we had the North Island’s Young Naturalists on board, getting some education on the marine life in the area.  They also had some great … Continue reading →

Is it really October? The beautiful weather we’ve been having has been making us wonder! It’s been so calm and sunny that if it were a little warmer we’d think it was July or August! Today the humpback whales were … Continue reading →

It was another super day in the Telegraph Cove area! As you may have noticed our weather has been incredibly sunny and wind free, which is quite surprising for October! We departed Telegraph Cove with another group of International students … Continue reading →

This afternoon we had both the MV Gikumi and MV Lukwa out on the water. The Gikumi sailed with a group from England and Australia who were nearing the end of a tour around Vancouver Island and the Lukwa had … Continue reading →

This morning we had a terrific group of students on board from Sunset Elementary School. The children were treated to the sight of 10 humpback whales! We were able to identify 3 of the whales as ‘Domino’, ‘Conger’ and ‘Jigger’. … Continue reading →

The first day of October was a very interesting afternoon. Just 10 minutes from Telegraph Cove we had 6 to 8 bow and wake riding Dall’s porpoises while everyone was pointing in all directions at the humpback’s blows and tail … Continue reading →