Burgled Heart (Their Romantic Journey)

*TRJ* 38

The morning was here after all, and they got ready for their adventure. It was going to be a morning tour, so they have to get ready on time to catch up with the crew.

At about 9:30 am, the car from the company they booked the tour with picked them up at their hotel. Their trip to vancouver island was spectacular after all as they kept gazing and admiring the town as they pass by in car.

It had been a long dream of Amirah to see the sea creatures and cetaceans.

So as they crossed over to the island, they were asked together with four other boarders if they will like to use a boat or a yacht, which most of them chose boat, so it was decided they will take a boat and cruise on it. They were all given a life jacket and safety majors.

The boat has all they needed for the voyage, including washroom facilities and lifeguard equipment. The boat was first of all pre-examined to make sure everything's alright and safety inspected. They were to sail with a captain, two other crew in case of emergency and a certified naturalist to guide them and answer all their questions. The boat was spacious with an upper viewing deck. There's also a hydrophone in the boat to hear the vocalization of whales.

After all necessary check-ups, they finally set off into the ocean with the aim of whale watching adventure. Amirah held onto Amin as they set off into the water. The water at vancouver island was mild, with barely any wind or harsh turbulency. All the seven of them and the naturalist were at the upper viewing deck to make sure they don't miss on any entertainment, while the captain and the crew were down.

They sailed for more than thirty minutes towards the north without seeing any whale. The naturalist kept explaining about the tour to them and shown them any marine life they came across. They saw some couple of sea-lions and seabirds. He told them it was the best season for whale watching, and that if they didn't see any whale, they will have to come back the next day.

As they sailed more deeper into the ocean, towards Victoria BC, the fin of a whale broke into the water out to the surface, gracing their presence.

"See that one!" A man shouted, pointing to where the whale is.

The naturalist hastily traced the man's hand with his eyes, and the whole whale surfaces visibly, sparkling as the sunlight beat the beads of water falling off his body.

"That's an orca whale." The naturalist stated.

"Ya Salam! That's incredible." Amirah exclaimed looking unblinkingly at the orca whale.

"That's another one!" Shouted safiya joyously. "Oh! My! God! It's shaking it fin amazingly."

"That's another orca whale." Sighed the naturalist.

In less than an hour tour, they've seen up to thirty orca whales with many cetaceans like; polecat, sealions, otters, seal and different varieties of seabirds.

It was a magical experience as they witnessed many sea creatures they've never seen before, and onshore scenarios. The dripping trees they passes by some of which sunk deeper only revealing it top leaves. A mild breeze blowing spreads a heavenly scent rising from the depth of water into their presence. The top foliage sways gently with the wind as tanagers and finches flashed athwart the surface of the trees, winging from wooded area to the plane surface of the water.

As they sailed deeper on a lookout for various wildlife and sea creatures, they were able to see chock-full of waterfalls and amazing onshore sceneries.

"Is that a dolphin?" Amirah asked the naturalist pointing to a whale that just surfaced out of water.

"No that's also an orca whale." The naturalist pointed out calmly. "There are two types of orcas; we have the transient killer whale and the resident killer whale." The man began explaining. "The transient killer whales travelled along the coast from California to Alaska and feed on mammals like sea-lions, seals, dolphins and small whales. While the resident whale travel less and eat only salmon."