Whale Diary

09:00 - We made a cold and windy journey into the bay this morning and it didn't take us long before we found a pair of humpback whales! One of them was Neila, an individual we know very well. These whales were diving multiple times and gave us the occasional fluke dives as we were watching. After some time spent with the duo, we began to make our way out in search of more whales but we didn't have to go very far as close by, another pair of humpback whales were cruising along! We enjoyed our time with them before we had to make our way back to the harbour, having seen four humpbacks in total! Fantastic way to start the day.

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Sigrún

12:00 - Our second tour of the day began similarly to our morning; cold and windy. We made our way back to the same area we had seen the humpbacks in the morning and sure enough, there we found a pair of humpback whales! This was one of the same pairs we had seen in the morning, and they were quite relaxed and in their element. We spent some time with them before heading a bit further out where we spotted another humpback! This one was quite elusive, as it dove and did not surface again for quite some time. After a while, it appeared behind us, and we saw it one last time before we had to make our way back to the harbour after a great tour. 

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Sigrún

15:00 - Third times the charm! As we headed out into Faxaflói, still cold and windy, two harbour porpoises briefly made an appearance as they swam through the swell. We had barely sailed past the harbour walls when we spotted two humpback whales logging at the surface. They were so close to land, they could've practically been inside the harbour! They dove once, and stayed under for quite some time. As we had more area to cover, we decided to leave this pair be and head out in search for more whales and once again headed to the same area we had been in the morning. Like clockwork, a pair of humpback whales surfaced next to us.. but they had a third whale in tow! These three were surfing the waves, one rolled over twice and another even gave us a breathtaking tail-throw! After we admired these whales for some time, we decided to head back and see if we could spot the other pair by the harbour. Sure enough, as we got back, there they were, and we got a beautiful finish to an already amazing day as we said goodbye to them and returned to land.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Sigrún