Whale Diary

11:00 - This morning we were surprised to find 2 humpback whales only a few minutes from the harbour! This is very rare as we had not even left the second harbour wall yet! We stayed with them for a few moments but when 2 more ships arrived we did not want to be too many boats on two resting whales. We then sailed and found 2 minke whales! One was a bit on the elusive, and one a bit more friendly and we managed to see it a few times. When the boats cleared out we went back to the original humpbacks who seemed to wake up a bit. It was very cool to see cetaceans this close to the harbour. All of them were very relaxed. We did do a little sail further out and managed to see 2 harbour porpoises! They are a bit more skittish but very very cute! We then had to head back to harbour, seeing the humpbacks on our way home once more!

Crew: Captain Óðinn & Guide Emily, Captain Miquel & Guide Anna

14:00 - This afternoon followed a very similar pattern to this morning! The pair of humpbacks were still snoozing at the surface very close to the harbour. When we first arrived, the whales swam right underneath our boat! Then they were logging at the surface for a long time, resting with city views. While we were watching the humpbacks, we heard another blow behind us and saw a minke whale! It also came very close to our boat which is unusual for the minkes and we were able to follow it very easily. We stayed with these individuals for a while until other whale watching boats arrived and then decided to move on. Very soon after, we found a second minke whale that was also not worried about coming right up to us! It started to swim out away from land so we followed it for a little while, before leaving it to its lunch and heading out to search some other areas. Further out in the bay we saw plenty of bird life, but unfortunately no other cetaceans. On the way back in to the harbour, we stopped by the humpbacks to see them a few more times. When we found them again, they were swimming in only 8 meters of water! It was a wonderful afternoon on the bay!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily