Whale Diary

10:00 - Today was another grey day but we had very little wind so it was a nice day at sea. We headed out of the harbour and there was a little bit of swell but this added to the adventure! Almost straight away we found a shy pod of 2-3 harbour porpoises but they very quickly disappeared beneath the waves. Then, after a little search, we found our first minke whale. This individual was probably feeding so it kept changing directions around us but we were able to see it well and close to the boat a few times too! We then decided to move on and headed to another area. There we found 2 more minke whales that were also feeding under some birds. We also saw a blow ahead of us and it was a humpback whale! This individual was being very tricky however. Most of the time, it only came up once and then dived again for a while. We were super lucky to see a fluke dive but unfortunately, we couldn't wait to see the humpback again. On our way back, we saw 2 more minke whales close to the boat and another one in the distance. The bay was definitely full of minkes today!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily, Captain Megan & Guide Orsolya

14:00 - In the afternoon, the clouds parted for us and we had blue skies and sunshine! We headed back out and after a little search found a minke whale. It was a little shy but we were able to spot it a couple of times before it disappeared searching for fish. We moved on and spotted a flock of birds and then a big blow! It was a humpback whale! This individual was also a little tricky to follow. After the first blow it went for a dive and we managed to find it again but this was the last fluke we saw. Then a huge pod of 70 white-beaked dolphins surrounded us! There were dolphins in every direction! Some of them came close to the boat and even underneath us! We saw multiple individuals jumping! We stayed with the dolphins for a while before we unfortunately ran out of time. We made a quick stop at Akurey to see the puffins before going back into the harbour after a successful afternoon at sea. 

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily