3 orcas today off Molasses reef

[wetb4igetinthewater]

I guess no one jumped in the water to swim with them

I think only because federal law doesn't allow it. Dr. Ingrid Visser in New Zealand snorkels with them. The joke my dive buddies would have for anyone who didn't go on a dive trip was "we saw orcas".

I skip out on a trip to Neah Bay, and then I get messages from multiple people about orcas. I'm like "GTFOH, who says exactly that BS line?"

Then I get the pictures. One of my buddies surfaced next to a pod that just ignored him.

I recently spoke to someone who ran into them when diving, and he didn't enjoy the experience. While I like the idea of seeing the true apex predator of the ocean, I'd probably soil my undergarment and dry suit so badly that I'd have to throw them away.

 

[Chavodel8en]

My entirely uninformed opinion. Orcas are smart enough to know that we make for poor eating.

Perhaps Im misinformed, but I've never heard of an orca hurting a person in the water.

Maybe I'd feel differently if I was face to face with them, but I think I'd feel much safer in the water with orcas than with large sharks.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

My entirely uninformed opinion. Orcas are smart enough to know that we make for poor eating.

Perhaps Im misinformed, but I've never heard of an orca hurting a person in the water.

Maybe I'd feel differently if I was face to face with them, but I think I'd feel much safer in the water with orcas than with large sharks.

people pay money to swim with orcas: Snorkeling with Orcas - ORCA NORWAY