Whale Diary

10:00 - This morning, the waters were calm with no swell and little waves, which made for smooth sailing. On our way out, we stopped by our local Atlantic puffin colony and then moved out in search bigger animals. We received information about a whale in the area, so we went to have a look. It was a very surface-active humpback whale! We saw it pec-slapping a lot, showing us the full length of its big pectoral fins. It went for a longer dive, lifting its fluke. One of our boats also observed a tail slap and a spy hop. We got to see some interesting humpback whale behaviours on this trip! Finally, we moved away from the whale and looked at some more puffins before returning to Reykjavik. 

Crew: Captain Gunni & Emily, Captain Pedro & Guide Sigrún, Captain Óðinn & Guide Hannah

14:00 - Unfortunately, it started to rain this afternoon as we headed out of the harbour but it was all worth it! We had a quick stop by the adorable puffins before sailing out into the bay. Not long after passing the islands, we spotted a blow! It was a humpback whale! This was a different individual from this morning but we also had a wonderful encounter. The whale gave us many fluke dives and even came close to our boat a few times so we could see the bright white pectoral fins through the water! One surfacing was close enough that one of our boats got a face-full of whale breath! A fully 4D experience! After being with this individual for a while, we decided to move on and search some other areas. All the boats, split up to cover as much of the bay as possible but unfortunately, we couldn't spot any other cetaceans. So we headed back to our original humpback to see it a few more times before heading back in!

Crew: Captain Gunni & Emily, Captain Pedro & Guide Sigrún, 

20:00 - Coming soon!

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Emily