A Killer Quest to Find Orcas in Santa Barbara Channel

A Killer Quest to Find Orcas in Santa Barbara Channel

Ten of us plus a crew of three set out around 7:30 on a recent morning on our Orca Quest from Channel Islands Harbor aboard the Tern, a 30-foot zodiac operated by Pacific Offshore Expeditions.  The company’s website made it perfectly clear, albeit tongue in cheek, that there were no guarantees we would find any orcas, also known as killer whales. They are, after all, relatively small wild animals in a very large body of water. This definitely wa…