Whale Diary

10:00 - On this cloudy and (slightly) rainy morning, we ventured out to sea with an almost flat sea, allowing for a smooth sailing experience. We made a quick stop at Engey island, at the start of the trip, where our passengers could see puffins and various other bird species which would be around throughout the tour like fulmars and kittiwakes. We then set course to deeper waters, and eventually found a humpback whale. It was doing long dives, meaning we had to be patient and wait while the animal was underwater. However, we saw it surface a couple of times, before moving on with our trip. Eventually, we saw a second humpback, this time an individual who was surfacing more often, and doing plenty of shallow and deep dives. The whale was near a seamount where birds and fishing vessels were present, so it likely was feeding when we found it. The tour overall was a very pleasant experience, and we returned back to Reykjavík with a boat full of happy people!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Milan, Captain Megan & Guide Ricardo

14:00 - it was cloudy and a little bit rainy but luckily the seas were still pretty calm so we could go for a smooth sail into the bay. We first saw 2 harbour porpoises, both by themselves. One was very shy and vanished instantly, but the other one allowed us many good looks at its cute little self. We also found a Humpback whale swimming leisurely across the bay. a few times it even came really close to us, surprising us with its loud blow! Many fluke dives later, we were all satiated and happy to go back to port, concluding an afternoon well spent out at sea.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Milan, Captain Megan & Guide Ricardo

20:00 - With the arrival of the midnight sun now in Iceland, our evening tour went on with a gorgeous sky. As we ventured into the bay of Faxaflói, the weather turned out to be a bit rough, with the winds and waves being challenging to navigate. This did not stop our passengers from wanting to explore the bay, and after a while, we spotted a humpback whale. This whale in specific has been around the bay for a quite a few days already, and we could recognize his dark fluke, whenever it went down for a dive. The whale was feeding throughout the tour, approaching our boat multiple times, always with dozens of kittiwake birds flying above it, hoping to grab a bit of fish. After a while, we returned back to Reykjavík, but not before stopping in Akurey island, to see the thousands of puffins present in this nature reserve. 

Crew: Captain Óðinn & Guide Ricardo