Whale Diary

11:00 - After a few days of very stormy weather, the seas had calmed enough for us to head back out into Faxaflói bay. There was still large swells but the waves were far apart so we could drive over them like hills. A little wind and rain added to the Icelandic experience! We headed to all the areas where we usually find the whales and dolphins but didn't spot any blows or backs. We were determined though and it paid off in the end! Our captain decided to head closer into land and try an area that is more popular with the whales later in the year, to see if they'd headed there early. Our perseverance paid off and we spotted a humpback whale! It was a smaller individual that was moving fairly fast between breaths. We managed to follow it along the coast of Viðey island until it started to head towards Engey. Unfortunately, we were then starting to run out of time and had to head back to harbour.

Crew: Captain Óðinn & Guide Emily

14:00 - During the afternoon we started our tour with a bit of swell and rain, but we decided to start our search in the area where a humpback was spotted in the morning. Not long after we found the humpback whale north of Videy island traveling slowly in very shallow areas. We watched the whale for a while moving calmly and sometimes showing a bit of the fluke before we decided to go a bit further out searching for other species. Eventually it was time to head back to Reykjavik so we sailed slowly to the harbour to enjoy the view.  

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Maria