When this day began after midnight, the A34s were still in Johnstone Strait, in the vicinity of the Blackney Pass area. Their calls were not close, mostly faint. Calls eventually registered on other stations as the orcas moved. This continued until almost 1am. Then came a problematic gap of 31/2 hours. The A34s had not apparently left the StraitI but only faint calls were heard again. They were not alone in the Strait. Both dolphins and humpbacks were there as well making their presence known just before and after 5am respectively.
At 6:34am, part of the A34s were again off the Blackney Pass area of Johnstone Strait. By 7:07am, calls had become faint as these A34s pressed on. The A34s were giving the impression that they were travelling to the west in separate groups as is their want. The succession of calls passing the Blackney Pass area of the Strait certainly lent to this impression.
Another gap ensued. For the period between 8:26am and 9:13am faint A34 calls resumed. The A34s had finally made it to the entrance of Weynton Pass.
The first calls in Blackfish Sound occurred at 10am. These calls soon disappeared until 11:32am. Although frequent, the calls never strengthened beyond faint. It was assumed that the A34s were readying to back track through Weynton Pass to Johnstone Strait.
In the ensuing gap, the A34s were heard again in Johnstone Strait by 2:35pm when they were already approaching the Cracroft Point area. Here they stayed, shifting, foraging, for the next several hours. The wind was howling northwest and the sea was very exercised. At 5:24pm a few fins and blows were discernable on the remote CP camera. Dolphins chattered nearby. More whales were seen in the rip at 6:06pm. This was the last sighting. No calls followed and the A34s disappeared off the radar.
The rest of the eventing belonged to humpbacks and dolphins with a humpback in Blackfish having the last word just past midnight.
