In total we got to see 4 humpback whales, 3 grey seals and many seabirds! Moments after setting off we could already see many blows from close to Viðey and as we arrived we realised there was a pair of humpbacks with two solo feeders. They regularly came up lunge feeding and we saw so many fluke dives.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
It didn't take more than 10 minutes to spot our first cetacean, a humpback whale blowing away near the shores of Viðey! It was in the company of two other humpback whales that were doing different things. This first individual was doing short dives and the other doing more erratic dives. We also saw 4-6 seals in total today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
We had the most wonderful tour today with 3 humpback whales! We had hardly sailed past Engey before we saw the individual from the past days, logging at the surface. We quickly moved on to find Calamity that was being quite curious and came very close to the boat. We then observed Ekki that finally showed us a fluke dive!
Some gaps appeared and showed the starry night beyond them but never a green dash. We offered complimentary tickets so that our passengers have another chance to try to see these amazing lights with us.
We could see a faint green arch through our cameras, but our own eyesight was not strong enough to detect them. We waited, but unfortunately they did not get stronger. We gave everyone a complimentary ticket.
Soon after leaving the harbour we saw a blow from a humpback whale (Ekki) and it was feeding on lots of fish underneath us. We then saw 1-5 seals and one came very close to the boat. We then spotted a second humpback whale (individual from yesterday) and another blow, likely from a third humpback whale (Calamity).
There were clouds above us, but lots of gaps as well so we could see the stars through them. Some passengers saw a humpback whale with the moonlight, but no auroras. We ended up giving out complimentary tickets.
Not long after leaving the harbour we saw 6-7 seals - then a blow - and then another! We had one humpback whale (Calamity) to our front and one behind us (Ekki) and then a third humpback whale! This new whale to the area had very pretty spotty skin pigmentation and was logging at the surface for about 3-4 minutes at a time.