A Comox Valley family had a meeting with a humpback whale family recently, between Comox and Texada Island.

Carolyn and Steve Touhey were out on their boat with a friend on Sunday, when they spotted the telltale whale spouts nearby.

鈥淚 think there were four [in the pod] - at one point I thought maybe five, but there were definitely at least four,鈥� Carolyn said. 鈥淲e saw the blowholes so we slowed down, but the boat in idle, and just let them go past us.鈥�

Carolyn grabbed her camera, which is equipped with a 60x zoom lens, and recorded the show from a distance.

Carolyn said she had a similar experience at this time last year.

鈥淥n the same memory card I was looking back to November of 2019 and we saw some spectacular humpbacks that time too鈥� I think people probably think it鈥檚 winter so there鈥檚 no whale-watching, but the whales don鈥檛 leave. We do.鈥�

The Touheys, who own the Two Eagle Lodge, also had a memorable encounter with a pod of orcas earlier this year.

So is it time to expand their bed and breakfast business to a B&B/adventure tours business?

鈥淥h, I don鈥檛 think so,鈥� said Carolyn with a laugh. 鈥淏ut I will never say never.鈥�

terry.farrell@blackpress.ca
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