July 14. As we entered Knight Inlet, we were treated to a fantastic dolphin show. A couple of twins were doing airels, jumping at the same time, somersaulting backwards into the aqua-green glacial waters. A whole bunch were riding the boat bow wave, their short breath splash wetting the windscreen. Another bunch rode the stern waves, some right behind the boat, switching with the bow wave riders. All this as we surfed along towards the grizzly bear cove.
When we pulled into the Grizzly Bear hotspot, Lindsey spotted our favorite two right at the river mouth in the sedge. We loaded into the viewing skiffs and watched them wrestle for a while. But Derek with his 20/20 + vision spotted the Mom with a single cub-of-the-year away out on the cedar tree point, her brown fur totally blended in with the seaweed rocks. So not believing that he had spotted anything, we motored all the way out there to be delighted with the grizzly Mom with her 5 month cub rolling rocks for eels.
Then we wandered back to the river mouth, and low and behold Big Bertha just then came out off the Indian village bush with her 3 really small cubs! Wow! The little cubs walked along logs, climbed over each other, but generally hung close to big Mom.
At lunch on the float Lenore came out right beside us to much on grass and rolls rocks along the water's edge. What a show!.
BEARS:
9 Grizzly Bears.
2 black bears
BIRDS:
numerous bald eagles
rhinoceros auklets
marbled murrelets
Caspian terns
Bonepart gulls
MARINE MAMMALS:
harbour seals
harbour porpoise
dolphin show extrordinaire!
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Grizzly bear viewing report from Tide Rip Grizzly Tours, Telegraph Cove, British Columbia.
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