TRENDING NOW: Whale gets up closed and personal next to boaters near Vancouver Island

By Carli Berry
August 06 2022 12:32 PM

A B.C. family spent an hour watching a humpback whale get up close to their boat near Vancouver Island this week.

A video posted to YouTube by BadAlpinist, Aug. 3, shows the whale rubbing itself on the boat and flapping its fins.

"He's rolling in the water," exclaims the person filming the video. "It's about the size of a school bus."

"This is so cool."

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Carli Berry
Carli Berry

Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.