Whale Diary

14:00 - The weather conditions were pretty good, we had some sunshine and calm sea. So we headed out to find some whales. Luckily we didn't have to go far, because we saw a blow pretty close. As we got there we saw that it was 1 Humpback Whale. It was feeding and surfacing quit nice, showing us it's fluke. But since there were many boats in close proximity we thought it's best to leave it alone and look for another encounter. We were lucky, because not far from this whale we saw a blow in the distance and decided to ead there. All of a sudden it started breaching 5 times ! As we were almost there it then did a chin slap and by the time we got there it started to do pectoral slaps ! Lots of them! Rolling around on it's side and then fluking a few times. Then we noticed that there were 2 other Humpback Whales around as well. All of them were feeding. We were surrounded by Humpbacks. :) But of course all good things must come to an end, so we had to head back to the harbor. So in total we saw 4 different Humpback Whales on this tour !

Crew: Captain Miquel and Guide Kylie

16:00 - What a great tour we had this afternoon! We started with a quick visit to our puffin friends in Akurey where we saw lots of activity. Next we continued deeper into the bay and after some time we eventually spotted a Humpback Whale! It spent a lot of time on the surface and showed its fluke repeatedly. After some time with it we spotted another one, bringing the total count to 2 individuals. This one was also very active and everyone was delighted. In the same area a Minke Whale could be seen cruising the water very fast, and together with the great weather, the scene was amazing.

Crew: Captain Örn & Guide Rodrigo

20:00 - The sea was perfectly calm tonight - unlike the cetaceans swimming in it, who were very active. We aimed for a large flock of birds, hoping to see something else swimming underneath them, and before we knew it we saw a Humpback Whale! One humpback turned into two, and in the distance we saw a third whale. While we scanned the water to see where the next one would come up, a fourth individual came to say hello very close to the boat. Extremely close, even. All these whales were feeding, some of them lungefeeding above the water, with fish flying out of their mouths and arctic terns trying to catch the leftovers. One individual even breached three times! What an incredible day out on Faxaflói bay.

Crew: Captain Örn & Guide Eline, Captain Miquel & Guide Kylie.