Whale Diary

10:00 - We sailed out with gentle winds, a bright sun overhead and a calm sea full of life once more. We saw a total of 4 humpback whales, with 2 of them in pair, while the other ones were by themselves. They were all very calm and so we got to stay by their side as they went for dives with the flukes nice and high. We also spotted around 8 minke whales all around during the tour, popping up here and there, sometimes far, sometimes close. Both the sun and the whales made for the perfect adventure out at sea this morning so we got to sail back happily and content!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Sigrún, Captain Pedro & Guide Milan

12:00 - This tour started off on a sunny day with a flat sea, the most gorgeous conditions for a whale watching tour! Quite quickly into the tour we had a minke whale. We got to see it a couple of times but it was quite shy. The journey continued and we noticed some curved dorsal fins to the right of us. It turned out to be around 2 white beaked dolphins. They circled around us for a short while before heading off. Two other minke whales swam beside us, where one was getting right next to us. It put its beautiful snout out of the water and surfaced very gracefully. A few blows appeared in the distance and as we got closer we saw that it was 2 humpback whales. As they went down for a dive, I (the guide), was talking about the species when I was fully interrupted by two breaches from them in front of our boat! One of them even went one more time and this time we were a bit more prepared. It was truly magnificent! We followed them around for a little bit while they did some nice fluke dives and then we left them alone. A minke whale and two dolphins passed us by and then we had another humpback whale. While with this individual we noticed a breaching humpback whale in the distance and decided to head closer. Although it stopped breaching, it did some tail slaps far away. Once there, it rolled on its back and did pec slapping with its gigantic pectorial fins, creating a very loud sound. It also did more tail slaps. This tour was absolutely magical!

Crew: Captain Emily & Guide Frida

14:00 - The sun was shining in our faces as we headed into a slightly windy bay, towards the island Engey where we said hello to some puffin friends. Then we made our way deeper into the bay where we quickly found a shy pod of 2-3 harbour porpoises! The porpoises disappeared soon after, however, and we were forced to move on. Shortly after, we spotted 2 minke whales swimming about, and a blow from a lone humpback whale further up ahead! We went to check out the humpback, and while we were waiting for it to surface, a ship sailed past us with 3-4 white-beaked dolphins riding its bow! After watching the humpback surface a few more times, we headed off in search of more whales. It wasn't long until we found an active pair of humpbacks, and we were in for an absolute treat! Suddenly, the two began rolling around in the waves, rubbing against each other, and even coming up to us to check us out! They even spyhopped and poked their heads out of the water, swimming underneath us back and forth, before they decided to move on. At this point, it was also time for us to head back. But what a fantastic tour this was!!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Sigrún, Captain Pedro & Guide Milan

16:00 - The wind had picked up a little bit since previous tours today, but we still had beautifully sunny conditions. We had a humpback whale that showed us some beautiful fluke dives. Something in the distance caught our eyes and we headed in that direction. It was another humpback whale and this one happened to be a familiar face, Davy Jones, which we could determine by the notch in the dorsal fin. He is famous for his playful behaviors and surely enough he was rolling on its back. He was intensely feeding and doing quick turns with his body. It was accompanied by a pod of around 10 white beaked dolphins that were jumping left and right. It was a magnificent feeding frenzy with these two species and the humpback whale was making loud noises while exhaling. As Davy Jones dove down, we lost track of him but found another individual that we followed for a little bit. We had another humpback whale after this that showed off its big and beautiful tail fluke. The tour was finished off by one last humpback whale that got close to the boat, and its big size impressed us onboard. We also had a nice minke whale close to the boat too at some point. We had a beautiful tour today!

Crew: Captain Emily & Guide Frida

20:00 - Sailing out in the bay this night, we had great weather and good seas. With the sunset straight in front of us, we didn't need to go far before encountering a humpback whale ! This individual was bubble netting, as well as lunge feeding every time it came out, before fluke diving back into the water each time. It was really a great feeding site to see, as the black legged kittiwakes hovered around. We then spotted a couple of splashes and blows further in the distance and decided to go for those. Sadly, as we waited nothing came back up, apart from further splashes again. We headed put further once again, only to encounter 2 white beaked dolphins, that came to our boat only once and timidly got away. We then decided to sail back to our first humpback, to have one last good look at it fluke dive, before going home, with the pink skies behind us.

Crew: Captain Steini & Guide Alex, Captain Eggert & Guide Frida