Day 1 - Snorkeling... or not...

Today has been a very interesting day...
We started the morning with watching a video learning all there is to know about Orca and... heering!?!
We then went to the 'suit station' where the snorkeling team had to get suited up..
It was a very difficult task to actually get the drysuit on..
I was lucky to get a size Large so I had room for another person in my suit...
a very hilarious sight for everybody else!!
We left the harbour - full of anticipation, hope and normal body temperature...

And looking like this!!

We searched and searched, no Orca's, no whales, no fish no birds...just water and more water...

After about 3 and a half hour on the wavy ocean in a zodiac, we were all wet, cold, and not so optmistic anymore...
On our way home to the harbour, we were told that the orca was here but another direction so we held on to our hats and snorkeling gear and full speed ahead!

We reached the orca swimming around the fishing boat with tons of heering splashing on top of the water, just before the sun went down and caught a few glimpses of them and all of a sudden - out of nowhere - we were attacked by a fierce snowstorm!
Needless to say that we DIDN'T go in the water (to my big disappointment!!! - I WAS READY!!)
and all that was left to do was to find shore..
Our GPS was broken so we had to follow a rescue boat to find land..in a blizzard..in a boat filled with people that looked like we were in a James Bond movie.. It was hilarious to...and only tpo me...I was laughing my head off while the other people on the zodiac were almost apathic from the cold..

A bit disappointed we came to shore, got out of the drysuits that were a bit wet, and had some Gin&Tonics to get warm..

Thankfully I discovered that the northern light wish was a bit easier to fulfill, so I got some great aurora borealis shots (with 13 seconds shuttertimer) and that kind of saved the day that I was lucky enough to see that.. I will attach a selfportrait :-) and the aurora borealis on top...


I am hoping for better Orca search tomorrow, I will be ready with my camera!!