Whale Diary

10:00 - This morning, Reykjavik woke up with a little bit of wind coming from the south, even though the conditions of the sea were nice to sail one more day out. We headed out from the harbor and just 10 minutes later we found a feeding area with a lot of Northern gannets diving like a torpedoes into the water. For sure we had a lot fish around and we could confirmed it when a Minke whale appeared right in front of us. To witness a feeding area in nature is a privilege so we felt like a part of a little documentary. A magical moment! After that we continued travelling north, but the wind conditions didn't allow us to go further so we stayed close to Akranes and the mouth of the Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord). Unfortunately we couldn't find any other cetacean species so we went back to the Minke area, not without stopping around Akurey, one of the islets where we can find puffin colonies. The beloved puffins were around the islet and we were able to see them very very closely. Before entering into the harbor, we saw again the Minke whale. Perfect way to finish our adventure!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Maria, Captain Megan & Guide Sam

14:00 - With the sun shining, and the clouds parting to clear blue skies, we applied our sunblock and headed out into the bay. First we stopped by our puffin islands and admired them both on the islands as well as in the water! We had many close flybys and they even allowed us to sail quite close to them, allowing us to really admire their bright orange bills. After a nice viewing, we continued on to see which cetaceans we would spot today. There was a bit of a feeding frenzy, with Northern gannets plunge diving quite close to Engey, to we went to have a look. That was when we spotted the back of one minke whale! This individual surfaced close to our boat multiple times and was bouncing all around us, keeping us on our toes. Suddenly there was another solitary minke whale, which was great as it allowed for multiple surfaces between the two individuals. After a great viewing, we continued onward. We then spotted a blow in the distance and went to check it out. It turned out to be another solitary minke whale! After a couple of surface sequences, we continued. We spotted two more solitary minke whales feeding close to shore. After another great viewing, it was time to head back to port. With 4 minke whales, a great afternoon was found. 

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Maria, Captain Megan & Guide Sam