Whale Diary

10:00 - The sea conditions were perfect today, flat and calm seas! After sailing a little while into the bay, we found a huge pod of around 40 white-beaked dolphins! They were swimming very fast, all together and lots of them were jumping around as well. A few of them came close up to the boat so that we could see their white bodies through the water. After a while, we headed away from the dolphins as there were quite a few boats around. We went to a new area and found 2 minke whales. One of them surfaced close to the boat but the other was further away. After seeing them a couple times, in typical minke style they disappeared under the waves. We headed off and soon came across the same pod of dolphins as before! They had moved quite a distance since we saw them last, but they were still just as energetic. A couple of the dolphins did big synchronised jumps! As we headed back in towards the harbour, we spotted one last Minke Whale that came up really close to the boat. A great ending to the tour!

Crew: Captain Gunni & Guide Emily, Captain Pedro & Guide Rodrigo

12:00 - Today‘s weather was quite nice, with the sun shining occasionally despite some intermittent rain. The wind was faint, and the seas were flat, making for a smooth sailing experience. We sailed out of the harbor and, after a few minutes, spotted a Minke Whale. It was surfacing regularly, and after spending a few minutes in its company, we decided to continue our journey. We then encountered a smaller Minke Whale, but this one was much shyer and disappeared after surfacing just a couple of times. Our next sighting was a pod of 4white-beaked dolphins. They were somewhat playful, giving us a delightful show. Before heading back, we were fortunate to see a pod of 3 harbor porpoises, adding to the variety of marine life we observed today. On our way back to the harbor, we made a stop by Akurey to watch some puffins, which was a great way to end to our trip.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Mariana

14:00 - We had had great sightings in the ealier tours so we set off with high expectations and we were not dissappointed. Shortly after leaving harbour we spotted the first group of white beaked dolphins, around 20 of them. They were very active, some of them jumping out of the water. It was amazing and everybody could get good photos. In the same area we were visited as well by 2 minke whales that were feeding. We continued after a while as we had spent some time with them and there were other boats coming, and again after not much wait we found another group of white beaked dolphins, around 15 individuals. After some time with them we spotted 2 more minke whales and slowly made our way home.

Crew: Captain Gunni & Guide Emily, Captain Pedro & Guide Rodrigo

16:00 - The sun was shining even more brightly than this morning, although the wind had picked up a bit. We sailed out with high hopes and soon spotted a Minke Whale in the distance. We approached it and were pleased to see it surfacing quite regularly. After a while, we decided to continue our search for more marine life. A couple of minutes later, we encountered a pod of about 10-12 white-beaked dolphins. They were incredibly playful, frequently coming up to our boat. To our delight, we noticed that the pod included a baby dolphin swimming alongside its mom. This heartwarming sight was a highlight of our trip. We moved on and eventually found another Minke Whale. This one was very curious about us and gave us the pleasant surprise of coming really close to our RIB boat a couple of times. Continuing our journey, we spotted yet another Minke Whale. Unlike the previous one, this whale was quite shy and kept its distance. As our tour came to an end, we began our return to the harbor. On the way back, we made a quick stop by Engey to observe some puffins, adding a charming finish to our day.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Mariana

20:00 - We set off this evening excited for our tour ahead. We headed straight out into the bay in search of cetaceans. Not too long after passing Grotta we saw a big blow ahead just to the left of the sun glare. It went off 3 times before disappearing. We then reached the area the blow was from and waited. We kept waiting but no whale appeared so we decided to carry on in hope of finding another animal. Then again we saw a blow but before we could reach it 3 little blows and some splashes appeared. We had come across a pod of 5 white beaked dolphins. They were travelling quite fast but did still come right up to us. They swam around us for a few minutes giving everyone a great show. The individuals in this pod looked huge. During the sighting of this pod a Minke Whale also surfaced very quickly. We then decided to carry on and saw another minke. This one was much better. It was surfacing really close to our boat giving all of us a really good look at it. But then we saw a big blow and a fluke, this time we really hoped we could see the whale producing the blows. After waiting for over 15 minutes we decided to leave this area as the whale was clearly going for very deep dives. Our patience would finally pay off though closer to the harbour when we saw a pair of humpback whales! They both surfaced pretty close to us a few times. One of them went for a fluke dive which really excited all of us. After this great final cetacean sighting we headed to Engey to have a look at our cute Atlantic Puffin friends. This brought a lovely evening to an end.

Crew: Captain Stefan & Guide Rob