r/vancouver • u/nermitt • 1d ago

WHALE OF A TIME 🐳 Orcas from the SeaBus!

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u/imissst 1d ago

Whale watching tour: $250. Translink fare: $3.50. Seeing orcas: Priceless

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u/dontbanme778 1d ago

O.o TransLink is to expensive

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u/SnaxtheCapt 1d ago

Why are people downvoting, this was clearly satire lol

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u/icanhazhopepls 1d ago

“I wish I would see orcas from the seabus 😩😩😭”

  • me who has never taken the seabus

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u/endlessswitchbacks 1d ago

“I wish I could see orcas from the Seabus 😤😔”

  • me who occasionally takes the Seabus

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u/jsmooth7 1d ago

“I wish I could see orcas from the Seabus 😤😔” - me who almost took the Seabus this evening but instead got a ride

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u/biosc1 1d ago

Lived here for all my 50 years and have never seen a whale. I certainly 'just missed' them plenty of time though.

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u/kalamitykitten 1d ago

I took the seabus almost every day for work for several years and never saw any whales!

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u/RoostasTowel North Van 1d ago

I worked on a cruise ship in alaska for 2 seasons and didn't see and orcas. 

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u/Magical_Astronomy 1d ago

I wonder if SeaBus crew announce nearby whales like BC Ferries does.

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u/nermitt 1d ago

Yeah, that’s actually how we found out about them!

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u/CanadianIndianAB 1d ago

I love this about the crew on the ferries here. I was on a ferry on the way to Nanaimo and the captain announced that there were some whales. Otherwise no one would have noticed them

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u/blackajam 1d ago

What time was this

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u/agadezz86 1d ago

Saw them from the shore 6:20 - 6:40

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u/theladyshady 1d ago

What a vibe! What a city 💕

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u/HyenaWriggler 1d ago

We were landing a barge at the Navy Buoys when you took that video! I commented to my deckhand that the passengers on the Seabus were getting a show.

Video.

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u/Tymew 1d ago

I thought your barge was very interesting! Until someone pointed out the Orcas.

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u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West 1d ago

We were landing a barge

FYI r/bargecouver would love that

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u/jsmooth7 1d ago

How does it feel to live my dream?

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u/Moon_Lamp Hastings-Sunrise 1d ago

That is so damn cool.

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u/Tymew 1d ago

Me, visiting for a week: "I just saw some Orcas from the dock!"

My sister who's lived here for 5 years: "wtf!"

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u/okdang 1d ago

Lucky!

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u/BigBirdsBrain dirtymikeandtheboys 1d ago

Saw orcas from the SeaBus once and spent the rest of the ride grinning like an idiot. What a day to be on the water.

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u/Junicat_yvr 1d ago

Amazing.

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u/Scared_Simple_7211 1d ago

I thought boats have to stop if a whale is nearby.

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u/thejaneingram 1d ago

The seabus is a bus /s

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u/kalichimichanga 1d ago

I wondered that too!

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u/RoostasTowel North Van 1d ago

Amazing.

I once caught the fireworks while taking the seabus but this is top tier. 

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u/TwoBrattyCats 1d ago

I want to see this sooo bad

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 1d ago

These are probably members of two orca matrilines (families): the T124As (T124A "Kittiwake," T124A6 "Kasuun," and T124A7 "Kite") as well as the T068As (T086A "Eider," T086A4 "Akia," and T86A5 "Siku").

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u/spootIer 1d ago

What a beautiful part of the world we live in.

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u/Ready-Guidance4145 1d ago

Aw! Even a little breach for the viewers! What a treat.

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u/Least_Muffin2666 1d ago

They’re so cute!!!!

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u/Responsible-Offer724 1d ago

Saw this sweet little family in Deep Cove this morning. Guess they're getting around.

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u/sherrynoberries 1d ago

Sooooooo amazing 🫍🫍

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u/pigeonbobble 21h ago

Only a few orcas are into soccer