Whale Diary

09:00 - This morning started a bit rainy, but as soon as we left for our tour, the sun decided to come out and we had a beautiful sunshine during most of it! We first went to the middle of the bay, as we started seeing a big amount of seabirds around. The amount of flocks was only getting higher and we could see more of them coming from afar. We knew it was a good spot, now we just needed some blows or fins around! It took a while, but we spotted 2 dorsal fins, from harbour porpoises, taking advantage of the food in the area. Then, we spotted a blow, a humpback whale that was beautifully going for fluke dives, elegantly. This one popped up right next to our boat, and gave us a good jump scare! We then on the way back spotted 2 more humpbacks, also feeding, very busy! As we were running out of time, we needed to go back home, extremely excited that our tour was a success!

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Milla

12:00 - We went back out through rain, snow, hail and sunshine during the first half hour of our tour. Everyone was well suited in overalls and so it was not a problem. Short after we passed the lighthouse on Grótta, we sighted a small pod of around 5 harbour porpoises. These shy little guys vanished quickly between the waves and so we went on further out to search for something bigger. Soon we were rewarded for our efforts as we spotted several big blows in the distance. Amongst thousands of Northern fulmar an black-legged kittiwakes we found 4 humpback whales feeding close to each other. We saw the massive animals lunge into schools of small fish and the birds diving in to catch their share of the feast. We spend a good amount of time with the giants before we had to return back to Reykjavik. 

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Milla, Captain Óðinn & Guide Knut

15:00 - The wind was still blowing from the south as we went out. Far out on the bay we spotted the blow of a humpback whale. Soon we cot closer and could observe the massive animal feeding. It came to the surface very close to the boat and so we got a good opportunity to take pictures and realize the size of this giant. As the wind got stronger we made our way back to the harbor with great memories made out on the sea.

Crew: Captain Pedro & Guide Milla, Captain Óðinn & Guide Knut