Whale Diary

10:00 - This morning the weather was cloudy but at least not rainy. The ocean was also quite flat so we couldn't ask for anything else. A few minutes after leaving the harbour we passed by a group of 3 harbour porpoises. We didn't stop for them but we saw them a couple of times when they surfaced. We spotted 2 minke whales in the distance and we stopped the boat in the area where they were feeding. Despite their shy nature these whales didn't behave very bad and we were able to see them a few times. We continued sailing and found a pair of humpback whales. These whales seemed to be resting, but we could take a good look at them because they were on the surface all the time. Not very far away, there was another humpback waving at us by slapping its pectoral fins against the water surface. We went to check this humpback that was way more active than the other two. It was doing some lunge feeding with bubble nets and also every time it went for a deeper dive it showed us its beautiful fluke. On the way back to the port, we spotted another minke and a baby puffin. The best possible way to end our tour.  

Crew: Captain Gunni & Guide Anna, Captain Miquel & Guide Sam, Captain Megan & Guide Guillermo

12:00 - Sailing out this morning, the condition were better than expected, and so were the whales! After going out quite far out into the bay, we finally found several minke whales, with about 6 of them roaming around in the same area. We stayed in this region for a moment, before spotting some more blows further away. Heading there we realized it was a humpback whale, that was fluking up and down very fast. We followed this whale for several minutes, trying to understand its activity, before it decided to lunge feed ! We then saw it was Davy Jones the 2nd, a trusted whale that has been seen every summer in the recent years. This token whale was profusely bubble net feeding and lunge diving, going very quick under to get the schools of fish to the surface. With fluke dive after lunge feed after bubbles, this was a really great show, in the middle of the plunging Northern gannets. We headed back knowing today was going to be a good day. 

Crew: Captain Kylie & Guide Alex

14:00 - With a slight breeze, and some scattered droplets we bundled up and set sail out into the bay. It was not too long before we spotted the fluke of one humpback whale. This humpback played a bit of a disappearing act on us and so we continued onward. It was not too long until we spotted three solitary minke whales! They were popping up periodically around the boat and we could smell their fishy breath. After multiple surface sequences, we continued onward until we spotted the blows of two more humpback whales. One of these individuals was very active and started to do some pectoral slapping. It was amazing to see those beautiful white fins fully out of the water. They then started tail slapping and we even had one breach! Our pair then started to relax and they even came quite close to check us out. It was amazing to hear their breathing and see majority of their bodies under the water. After multiple surface sequences with our more relaxed pair, we waved them goodbye and headed back to port. What a great tour!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Sam

15:00 - Sailing out this afternoon, we knew that the whales were quite far, so we went fast quite far out. Luckily, on our way we spotted several minke whales, all roaming in the same area as numerous flocks of Norther gannets. We knew that we had entered the feeding area, as we spotted more and more minkes and birds. This is when we finally saw 2 blows in the distance: 2 humpback whales, juvenile and adult, calmly resting, letting us come close by ! We managed to stay with them throughout the tour, for over 40 minutes, as they calmly came up and down, fluking every once in a whale. With one last couple of tails coming up, we then decided to start heading back, trying our luck to see a couple of last minke whales before going home.  

Crew: Captain Kylie & Guide Alex

19:00 - For our last tour, we headed once again quite far into the bay, passing by the different zones were we had spotted our cetaceans today. We first spotted a rather shy humpback whale, showing a single fluke dive before disappearing for a long time underwater. As we continued on, we were intercepted by a single, curious white-beaked dolphin, giving our boat a rather close inspection. As we raced towards some large blows in the distance, we spotted several minke whales along the way. We then arrived at a duo of humpbacks, relaxing near the surface, showing some lovely fluke dives. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a huge peduncle throw followed by some stomach-up fluke slaps! What an unexpected show! We followed this pair until time ran out, also keeping an eye out for the 4-5 minkes around the area. We then headed back under pastel skies, painted by the setting sun.

Crew: Captain Eggert & Guide Orsolya, Captain Kylie & Guide Alex