Whale Diary

10:00 - Conditions were incredible this morning, sunny skies with some patchy clouds and flat flat seas. After paying a visit to our puffin colleagues on Engey island we set sailed out into the bay in search of cetaceans. We hardly started speeding up when a pod of about 5 harbour porpoises showed up near the boat, it was incredible to see the smallest cetacean of the bay, which is usually so shy. We then cruised for about 20 minutes before reaching an area where other boats had signaled some wildlife. As soon as we start to slow down we are met with a blow and a group of fins right in front of us. Then they came closer, a group of white-beaked dolphins, maybe 6-7 individuals around us, and one particularly curious dolphin which came super close and swam under the boat. They left us, leaping in the distance, and then came the blow again. This time we could clearly see, 2 humpback whales, moving together! They were moving just under the surface and coming up irregularly, before diving again, sometimes showing their fluke, other times only teasing us with a back arch. We moved to another area and found 2 more humpback whales moving together again. They were behaving the same way as the previous too, shallow diving quite often. They were quite relaxed and came up really close to the boat, everyone was left mesmerized by the size and big white flippers that could be seen just below the surface. Just before saying goodbye one individual lobtailed right in front of us, and subsequently lifted its fluke way high in the air, spectacular. We proceeded slowly towards the harbour, we didn't see any more whales, however, we must have been in an area with a minke whale close by, as we got a whiff of the foul smelling blow. We returned with the happiest smiles and the biggest gratitude for sharing the planet with such amazing sentient beings. 

Crew: Captain Gunni & Guide Matteo, Captain Emily & Guide Orsi

12:00 - Coming soon!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Anna

14:00 - We headed out onto the bay in the early afternoon under warm sunshine and clearing skies. The wind had picked up a bit, creating some white-caps ahead. After a quick visit to Engey to see the Atlantic puffins, we headed out deep into the bay in hopes of seeing some whales. Although it took a while, our first sighting was simply spectacular. We saw a pair of humpback whales calmly moving together, when all of a sudden one of them started breaching! This whale put on quite the show breaching 4-5 times in a row at a time, treating us to an almost 20 minute display of this impressive acrobatic behaviour this species is so famous for. Every now and then, this whale would also throw in some pectoral slaps to mix things up before quickly resuming breaching. What an incredible show! At this point, the pair this whale was traveling with had split off, and started feeding nearby, marked by the excited seabirds hovering above and swooping down each time the whale surfaced. There was a third humpback feeding in this area as well, so we decided to take a look at them. We followed this whale as it demonstrated beautiful fluke dives for us. We quickly recognized this third whale, as he is somewhat of a celebrity in this bay, known as Davy Jones II! Always suck a treat to see him! After this incredible show and getting to meet Davy, we headed back for the harbour, still awestruck from these encounters.

Crew: Captain Emily & Guide Orsi

16:00 - Coming soon!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Anna

20:00 - Coming soon!

Crew: Captain Gulli & Guide Sam