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humpback whale and rib boat
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Throughout today, we encountered a variety of marine life in the bay. The day started with 2 humpback whales, 6 white-beaked dolphins, as well as a pod of harbour porpoises. Later tours revealed up to 6 more humpback whales and 6-8 white-beaked dolphins, all feeding together, ending the day on a high note.

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humpback whale fluke
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Today, we encountered an impressive array of wildlife. In the morning, we saw 3 humpback whales, 1 minke whale, and 3 pods of white-beaked dolphins feeding. The afternoon tours revealed at least 7 humpback whales and 5 white-beaked dolphins jumping alongside them. The final Midnight Sun tour featured a stunning sunset!

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breaching humpback whale
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The morning tour encountered 7 humpback whales and 2 pods of white-beaked dolphins. Later, we saw multiple humpback whales and white-beaked dolphins interacting and the afternoon and evening tours had even more close encounters with both species! A fantastic day out on the water, once again!

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humpback whale fluke
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We encountered several humpback whales and white-beaked dolphins today. We spotted multiple whales with thrilling close encounters and lively interactions between a whale and a pod of dolphins. The final tour of the day ended with sightings of several whales, creating an unforgettable experience under a beautiful sunset.

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humpback whale and passengers
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We encountered numerous humpback whales today, starting with four individuals in the morning, followed by six more, including one breaching, some were showing off their pectoral fins, while others were feeding. Later, we observed many more humpbacks that were breaching and feeding very close to the boat. Such a thrill!

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humpback whale breaching in front of RIB boat
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Today, we enjoyed sightings of numerous humpback whales across all tours. In the morning, we encountered several feeding, providing close-up views. The afternoon tour delighted us with a pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins and many more whales breaching, peduncle throwing and even bubble net feeding! What a day!

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Two passengers look upon a humpback whale spouting between them.
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Throughout today, we encountered various wildlife on our tours. We saw around 6 humpback whales in total, a group of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins and at least 6 minke whales. The afternoon tour delighted us with a stunning rainbow and lots of feeding behaviours close to our boat. Another magical day in the beautiful Faxaflói bay!

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humpback whale bubble net feeding
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Throughout the day, we encountered a couple of playful pods of white-beaked dolphins and multiple groups of up to 10 humpback whales! The highlight of the day was seeing the whales feeding together, in a cooperative feeding strategy called 'bubble net feeding'. We were then surprised by a couple of breaches to finish off the day!

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humpback whale lunge feeding
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Today we encountered a swift minke whale, but today's stars were the magnificent humpback whales that delighted us with graceful fluke dives, resting and breaching. We saw about 5 in total. One was even continuously bubble-net feeding - a rare thing to witness and certainly enjoyed by both passengers and crew!