15:00 - Conditions were even better on our last tour of the day, clear blue skies and calmer seas. We headed out in the direction of Akranes, hoping to see the whales from our earlier trip. We found one humpback whale which was diving for quite some time and was not showing the fluke. We stayed for a few surfaces and dives, eventually this individual dove and lifted its tail just enough to see its fluke and get good pictures for photo-identification. We moved on further south, on the way some passengers spotted a few harbour porpoises. It was a nice encounter that everyone got to witness. Porpoises are generally very shy and elusive, even if they are abundant its not obvious to see them. We consider them a good omen and a lucky charm on a tour. In fact, shortly after we spotted two blows in the distance and eventually reached the culprits, two humpback whales side by side. These were shallow diving and slow travelling, it was difficult to follow them as they only came to the surface for a few blows and headed back down. However, eventually we got some great sightings, one whale beelined for our boat and came very close, we could hear the strong blows and feel its emanating aura. We were rewarded with two beautiful fluke dives one after the other, with Reykjavik as backdrop. Time was up, we left the area, heading home we found a delightful minke whale that everyone got to see. Much like the porpoises, minkes are shy, another good omen to see one. We headed to port, docked, and returned to our sad lives on land, sad not to posses 15cm of blubber which would allow us to chill endlessly in the water with the whales. Nevertheless, we were grateful for the opportunity to spend those few precious moments with our blubbery cousins of the sea. We left informed about our ocean and privileged to share it with whales.
Crew: Captain Megan & Guide Matteo, Captain Miquel & Guide Hannah
