Tour at 13:00
Again an amazing wildlife experience in Faxaflói Bay! Like the last days we sailed out from Hafnafjörður and had high hopes, that definitely came true. Only a few minutes after leaving the harbour we spotted a big blow from a Humpback Whale!!! When sailing towards her/him we also saw Orcas and a second Humpback Whale in a distance, which we encountered later on in the tour. The highlight of the day was definitely when one of the Humpbacks started tail slapping, as the Orcas came pretty close!!! The Orcas turned around and left the Humpback alone after this action. A great Day for all of us!
Just an added titbit for you. The first Humpback Whale we encountered is the same one we have been seeing for the last 4 tours and it was also seen in Húsavík between July 29th to August 3rd 2011. The second Humpback we have seen for the last 3 tours and we are pretty sure that the family of Orca we are spending most of our time with is also the same seen in the last 3 tours. Great to have them still around. How we know this is because the shape, size, indentations and colour patterns of the flukes and dorsal fins are unique to the individuals