Whale Diary

09:00 - On our first tour of the day, we sailed on rough seas and had a true viking adventure! After braving through the waves and wind, we first spotted a minke whale. Unfortunately, this individual was not in the whale watching mood so soon disappeared out of view. One of our boats then spotted 2-4 white-beaked dolphins. These individuals were much more excited to see us! They started to bow ride and inspect the RIB. It was incredible to watch their white striped bodies through the water as they swam all around us. After a while, it seems like they got bored and headed off to find fish or something else to play with and we started to sail back towards land. Once we got near the island of Akurey, we spotted some blows. As we got closer, we saw that it was a humpback whale! It was swimming just below the surface and not moving too fast so we were able to track it quite easily despite the swell. This humpback was feeling a little shy this morning and didn't show off its tail but we still managed to get some close encounters! We then headed back to the harbour - everyone was wet but very happy!

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily, Captain Anna & Guide Arthur

12:00 - This afternoon, the wind had started to drop a little so it was still an adventure, but this time less splash! We headed back to where we had spotted the humpback whale on the previous tour and luckily for us, it was still there! We had some amazing close encounters and even got fluke dives this time! The fluke dives meant that we could identify this whale as Harbour Master. This individual was inside the harbour back in August and it was great to see them again. After watching Harbour Master for a while, we continued to see what else we could find. Soon after, we spotted a pod of 4-5 harbour porpoises that were extremely friendly! They came so close to the boat that we could see their tiny bodies through the water! This kind of encounter is very rare for porpoises so we all enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, we started to run out of time and had to head back to the harbour. On our way back we also got a glimpse of a minke whale just once at the surface but then it disappeared under the waves.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily

15:00 - The sea was much calmer this afternoon and we even had glorious sunshine! We sailed into the bay and our fist sighting was of 3-4 harbour porpoises! They were curious at first but quickly lost interest so we continued on our way. Not too long after, we got a very quick glimpse of a minke whale but unfortunately it never reappeared. We continued on to an area where we had heard that there were whales before. We waited... and saw a blow! It was 2 humpback whales! They were swimming side by side and showing their flukes as they went for dives - amazing! They were probably feeding near the bottom of the water column but each wait was well worth it. After watching them for a while, we had to start heading back to the harbour. However, the bay wasn't finished with us yet! We saw a pod of 5-7 white-beaked dolphins jumping out of the water! As we approached, they started to inspect the boat and swim along side us. We could see their whole bodies through the water - it was incredible! After this amazing sight we finally got back after a wonderful afternoon at sea.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Emily