12:00 - We headed out onto a peaceful bay with beautiful visibility, and the sun shining through a thin veil of cloud cover. After a brief stop to look at Atlantic puffins at Akurey, we headed deep into the bay eager to spot cetaceans. We spotted some sharp dark shapes in the water and stopped to take a good long look around. It was a group of 6-7 white-beaked dolphins! These cetaceans were quite curious and inquisitive, coming up really close, diving directly under our boat, and raising their eyes above the surface of the water to get a good look at us. We stayed with this group for a while and were treated to a total of 3 boat inspections, most often instigated by what appeared to be their youngest member, a juvenile! Suddenly, they began leaping next to the boat, seemingly following alongside us, and one particularly active individual treated us to a series of breaches and head slaps! As the group began circling in an area, we decided it was best to leave them to their very important dolphin business and see what else the bay had in store for us. So, we continued on, and our captain caught sight of a blow in the distance. As we headed closer, we saw the dark back of a humpback whale resting and breathing near the surface. As we got close, the whale appeared to go for a deeper dive, arching its back rather dramatically. All of a sudden, it breached! A gorgeous display of the acrobatic nature this species is famous for! After a few quick breaths, we saw the arch again, and were treated to a second breach! After all this excitement, we got to spend a lovely couple minutes with this individual, which seemed to have tired itself out, and was once again calmly resting near the surface. Waving goodbye, we headed back towards the harbour. What a magical tour!
Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Orsi
