Whale Diary

09:30 - A light rain was coming down this morning, so we layered up and set sail! Luckily out in the bay we left the precipitation goodbye. Shortly into the tour we spotted one harbor porpoise. This individual was on the move and so after a surface interval we continued. Further out into the bay we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! This individual was a very focused feeder which allowed us to admire their fluke. As we admired this individual we spotted another blow and went to check it out. We had a second solitary humpback whale! This individual was showing off their diving abilities and so we continued to some more blows seen in the distance. As we left the area the humpback surfaced so we could admire them for a surface sequence before continuing. Upon further inspection of the blows in the distance we had found a pair of humpback whales! We had found Neila and friend! As we came up to this pair a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins decided to say hello to the humpbacks as well. This created quite a commotion as the humpbacks were trying to rid themselves of their dolphin ´friends,´ so they started rolling, swishing their tails, a tail slap, and trumpeting. To try to get rid of the dolphins, the humpbacks turned directly towards our boat and swam right under us! We also had the dolphins follow and one was jumping right next to us! We watched this interaction of dolphins and humpbacks for around 30 minutes before it was time to wave our cetaceans goodbye and head back to port. Just before reaching harbor, we spotted another solitary humpback whale! We had enough time left for a surface sequence before it was time to sail back. What an excellent start to the day!

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Sam

15:00 - The wind picked up this afternoon, so we layered up and set sail out into the bay. Right as we were leaving the harbor we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! This individual was feeding and we could see it lunge out of the water. Since they were feeding, they were keeping us on our toes by surfacing all around us. They then surfaced right next to the boat! After a really close surface sequences, it was time to put our goggles on and head further out into the bay. After a bit of an adventurous ride we spotted the blows of a pair of humpback whales! These individuals were nice and relaxed which gave us long surface intervals. They became quite curious and decided the check out our boat! We could watch them swim along right next to us and see their white pectorals light up the waters beneath us. It is always incredible when our wildlife becomes interested in us and together we sailed along side by side. After a wonderful encounter, it was time to set our sights back to port. As we sailed back going with the wind, we enjoyed the beautiful snowy mountains around us and reflected on the new memories made. What a great way to end our day on the bay!

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Sam