Whale Diary

10:00 - We had a beautiful sunny morning in the bay today as we headed out in search of whales. After about 20 minutes of sailing, we entered a very lively area - a minke whale surfaced right in front of our boat, followed by a pod of about 4-5 unusually curious harbour porpoises. We watched their little rounded bodies “flop” their way toward us. Then, a big blow appeared on our starboard side - it was a humpback whale! We headed over for a closer look and were treated to a few graceful fluke dives. After spending some time with this humpback, we changed direction and soon came across another one. This individual seemed rather shy, so we didn’t stay long. Just as we were about to make our way back to the harbour, a large pod of about 15 white-beaked dolphins appeared. They jumped all around the boat, and we even spotted a few small calves among them. What a lucky morning with all four of our main species spotted!

Crew: Captain David & Guide Maja

12:00 - This afternoon we had a sunny tour but quite bumpy. However, this only made it more exciting! Soon after leaving the harbour we found a shy minke whale. We only saw it couple of times so we decided to respect its privacy and go somewhere else. We spotted a blow in the horizon which turned out to be humpback whale. As soon as we got there, it gave us a beautiful fluke dive. Not very far away, there was a pair of humpback whales resting in the surface, so we decided to also check them out. These whales were extremely calm and we were able to spend with them quite a long time. They were surfacing very often right next to the boat, so everyone could get a good view of these gentle giants. After going for a deeper dive and showing us their flukes, we decided to leave them alone and look for something else. A few minutes later we found another minke whale, this individual was less shy than the first, so we could see it a few times before it disappeared. Finally, on our way back we saw a harbour porpoise. However, this species is quite elusive so by the moment we stopped the boat it was already gone. We continued our bumpy way back and we found another humpback whale! We spend a few minutes with this whale before continuing our way back to the port. 

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Guillermo

14:00 - This afternoon treated us to a sunny tour, although we could tell the waves had grown a little since the morning. We headed straight out into the bay and soon spotted a blow, that to our excitement, turned out to belong to a humpback whale. We stopped and waited patiently for it to surface again. Suddenly, we could hear a loud exhale right beside us! The humpback surfaced a few times close to the boat before going for a longer fluke dive. We decided to continue further out, and along the way we caught sight of another humpback blow. This one however was diving for quite a long time, so we carried on. On the way, we could smell the breath from a couple of minke whales, and all of a sudden another humpback was spotted! We were able to stay with this individual for a while, watching it dive again and again. Then, it breached out of nowhere just behind us! Everyone was thrilled by this sudden burst of energy. We stayed to watch a few more beautiful fluke dives before it was time to head back to the harbour.

Crew: Captain David & Guide Maja