Species seen today: White-beaked dolphins, minke whale

Birds seen today: Northern fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, herring gull,  sooty shearwater, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, common guillemot, black guillemot, northern gannet

10:00 -  It was a windy morning, but the waves were not so high due to northeasterly winds. We quickly encountered a pod of white-beaked dolphins who were milling and inspecting the boat. They stayed with us for a nice time and were very active; sometimes jumping out of the water, occasionally spyhopping, and coming very close to us. We then moved to another area, but we didn´t find other species. There were lots of dolphins that accompanied us along the way, but we soon ran out of time and had to head back to Reykjavík.

Crew: Captain Steini & Guide Mélanie, Captain Ragnar & Guide Eline

14:00 - The conditions remained the same during the afternoon, but it seemed that the cetaceans had decided to go somewhere else. We scanned all areas where whales and dolphins had been spotted recently, but there was no blow in sight anywhere. Surprisingly, on the way back one of the RIBs encountered a minke whale just by the buoy of Akurey! We could watch the animal for one surfacing sequence, but after a few breaths she dove down and stayed under for a long time again. Still, we would have liked to see a bit more of the beautiful whales of Iceland, so we offered everyone complimentary tickets to visit Faxaflói again on the classic whale watching boat. 

Crew: Captain Steini & Guide Mélanie, Captain Ragnar & Guide Eline

 

Today, our whale watching at 10:00, and 14:00 are confirmed. 

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