Our Valentine's day tour started with clear skies and high hopes! As soon as we left the harbour we saw the northern lights dancing in the night sky, creating amazing arches so that everyone could see and take as many pictures as possible!
On this cold and beautiful Valentine's Day, we sailed out when the sun was rising behind the mountains. The wind was strong, but we put on our thermal overalls and soon encountered 6 grey seals and 2 humpback whales feeding together! In the afternoon we again found the 2 humpback whales, 10 harbour porpoises and at least 5 grey seals swimming with them.
It didn't take long until we spotted 2 humpback whales and they were not alone - there were at least 15 grey and harbour seals around us, super curious, swimming and probably feeding too. Suddenly, the whales started to breach! In the afternoon we again saw the 2 humpback whales, along with grey and harbour seals and even 2 pods of harbour porpoises!
We had incredible weather conditions tonight with flat seas, no wind and clear skies. We could already see northern lights as we were sailing out of the harbour and they just kept getting more intense throughout the night. It was incredible!
We started our morning with a cold breeze but sunny skies! As we sailed into the bay we soon came across our resident humpback whales, swimming gently and occasionally showing their fluke in between short dives. In the afternoon we again found our 2 humpback whales, feeding between the Viðey islands amongst birds and at least 2 harbour seals and 3 grey seals!
Tonight we sailed in calm seas under beautiful skies. As we sailed into the darkness we started seeing faint northern lights that soon grew into an arch. They changed in intensity during the night from lighter to stronger but their presence was steady.
As we came out of the harbour we could see the northern lights in the sky waiting for us! The forecast predicted a Kp 1/9, which goes to show that Mother Nature is truly unpredictable. We saw much movement, many arches and colours!
It was a cold morning with flat seas and a beautiful sunrise. Soon we found our 2 humpback whales, Banana and Split, who treated us to 3 peduncle throws! As we approached the area, we also saw 4 grey seals. In the afternoon, we sailed around the islands and saw lots of grey seals before we found our 2 humpback whales again! We also encountered a rare common dolphin!
With a Kp index of 2/9, the northern lights were already visible as we left the harbour! As we sailed away from the city, they exploded and bursted into a corona right above us! We saw wonderful colours in many shapes in the starry sky tonight!
Not long after leaving the harbour this morning, 2 humpback whales appeared, lifting their flukes above the surface. After some time, we moved on and were lucky to spot a single common dolphin. In the afternoon we saw some seals resting on rocks and again found the humpback whales from before, moving gently and showing their fluke multiple times!