Whale Diary

14:00 - We set sail in clear skies, sunshine, and some larger waves, but nothing could stop us from spotting some cetaceans today! After a bumpy and rather fun ride out into the bay, we headed towards a blow amid a flock of excited birds. The first humpback whale of the tour! This whale was most likely feeding in the area, showing some beautiful fluke dives and popping up where we least expected each time. After spending some minutes admiring this very busy individual, we decided to continue our search and headed further. We came across not one, but 2 separate minke whales. Living up to their elusive reputation, they were a challenge to keep up with, but we managed to get a few good looks at each one. And to finish off our tour, we came across a pair of humpbacks, admiring them for the remainder of our time in the bay. What a lucky tour!

Crew: Captain Kylie & Guide Orsi, Captain Óðinn & Guide Knut

16:00 - Though most of our tours were cancelled through the day, we gave it a try with this tour, coming out in quite a big swell, with impressive but fun waves. After searching for quite some time, going from flock of bird to flock of bird without much chance, we finally found our sightings ! After seeing 3 minke whales, we spotted in the waves 2 big blows: 2 humpback whales appeared, with one staying quite close to us. We managed to see this individual for over 20 minutes with it bubble-net feeding almost every dive meters away from our boat. In the end, we were quite happy to have come out, with all the passengers having a great time up and down the bay.

Crew: Captain Pedro Beiraö & Guide Alex

20:00 - This evening we ventured out into the swell in search for some wildlife! We climbed some waves and caught a good splash as we headed North towards Hvalfjörður, where we had spotted a blow. We arrived at the last known area where the blow was spotted, but nothing was there to be found. Then, suddenly, we spotted another blow further West, and we quickly made our way there where we were greeted by a lone humpback whale who was surfing the waves! The humpback seemed to be travelling, and at one point lifted its fluke high up in the air, much to the excitement of everyone on board! We cruised along with the whale as he came close to us, surfacing periodically, even displaying his agility and power by thrashing his tail flukes back and forth in the water! And when the sunlight would hit just right, we could see rainbows appear from the mist of his breath. After spending some time with this whale, it was time to say goodbye and head back to the harbour, with the sunlight from the midnight sun guiding our journey home.

Crew: Captain Kylie & Guide Sigrún, Captain Pedro & Guide Knut