Species seen today: Humpback Whale, Minke whale, White-beaked dolphin, Harbour porpoise

Birds seen today: Atlantic Puffin, Northern Fulmar, Black Guillemot, Black headed Gull, Great Black backed Gull, Northern gannet, Herring Gull, Eider Ducks, Cormorant

10:00 - After the storm of this week end it was nice to get back on the sea, with good sea conditions and very nice sightings! First we explored an area with some birds but after not seeing anything we decided to go further out where other whale watching boats spotted a humpback whale. In the meantime, Thruma IV saw approximately 50 white-beaked dolphins in a more northerly direction before coming out to see the humpbacks. We took our time waiting for the larger boats to leave so that we could approach the large cetacean. There was more blows in the distance and we decided to try to see what was producing them. We reached an area with 5 different humpbacks whale, a group of 3 and a group of 2. They were feeding, going for frequent dives and showing us their fluke. Amazing! During the way back we spotted more blows in the distance so there was probably 8-10 humpback whales in the bay this morning. We came across a groupe of 3-4 harbour porpoises that quickly disappeared and Thruma IV in the meantime caught a quick glimpse of a minke whale.   

Crew: Þruma II: Gunni & Eline, Þruma IV: Megan, Miquel, Daniel 

14:00 -  The great sightings continued in the afternoon, as we quickly spotted the dorsal fins of approximately 30 white-beaked dolphins. As we approached the area, we discovered that the dolphins were all around and there must have been well over 50 in the bay. After some great times with the dolphins, we went further in search of something bigger. We found a humpback whale by itself and stayed with it for some time, but then we were curious to find some other individuals. When we reached an area with 100s of birds we quickly realised that we had hit the whale jackpot - there must have been more than 5 individuals feasting on the abundance of fish in the area. As there were no other boats around, we could hear the loud blows of the whales as they came to breath at the surface. This, and the impeccable visibility, made it very easy to spot the whales all around us as they came up near and far from us. After this incredible experience we sailed back to Reykjavík, but the tour wasn´t over yet: there were probably almost a hundred white-beaked dolphins swimming everywhere between us and Reykjavík and giving us a spectacular show of their agile bodies. 

Crew: Þruma II: Gunni & Mike, Þruma IV: Megan, Eline, Daniel 

16:00 -  This day just kept getting better and better! With conditions still calm and the sun shining over the bay, we quickly made our way to a big pod of white-beaked dolphins. The dolphins were spread out over the whole area - probably over 50 of them. While some dolphins came very close to our RIBs, we were also equally interested in another group that was leaping high out of the water in the distance. In between our dolphin sightings, we were also lucky enough to see two humpback whales that were resting in the same area and came right next to the boat. Due to the very long dives of these two, we focused our attention on the more active dolphins. Next up, we saw another pair of humpback whales that were also curious about our boat. They came up just a few meters away so we could admire their impressive size from up close. While we were heading back to Reykjavík we crossed the paths of probably 60 more white-beaked dolphins, and then as a surprise ending our captain turned around to catch a few last looks at three humpback whales (one pair and one solitary), that gave us a beautiful show of their flukes to say goodbye. 

Crew: Þruma II: Gunni & Eline, Þruma IV: Megan, Miquel, Daniel 

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