On this final morning tour of the year we came across many seabirds but unfortunately the whales remained elusive. The sun continued to strongly shine on our faces as we saw a fast harbour porpoise passing by in the afternoon. We covered many areas, however we didn't encounter anything worthwhile today so we decided to give out complimentary tickets!
The swell was still present this morning but the sunrise was gorgeous. We only saw a pod of 4 harbour porpoises during the way back and in the afternoon we found a humpback whale, but it came up only once. In the end we handed out complimentary tickets on both tours due to the difficult encounters, in hopes to see all our passengers another time.
We sailed out this evening eager to see what was in store for us. We had a very nice view of all the stars which was great news. Sadly however, we did not see any lights so in the end handed out complimentary tickets tickets to all our passengers.
We sailed out this morning facing cold winds and headed straight into the bay. We spotted a few white-beaked dolphins and a minke whale as well, but decided to hand out complimentary tickets as both encounters were quite short lived. In the afternoon we did not need to go very far to spot a large blow of a humpback whale and managed to watch it dive a few times.
We sailed out this evening but soon realised the sky was a big sheet of clouds. Unfortunately sometimes the the weather does what it wants and tonight was one of those evenings, so we handed out complimentary tickets in the end.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
Following a few splashes in the distance we located a big pod of 10-12 white-beaked dolphins this morning and additionally found a shy humpback whale that never showed its fluke. In the afternoon, we found a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins and at one point there were at least 15-20 individuals all around the boat!
The sea was smooth, although we had a bit of wind and some clouds in the sky. We spotted the first northern lights, very slightly from our cameras. We waited to see if they could get stronger, but they soon faded away, prompting us to hand out complimentary tickets!
After a while of sailing, we saw lots of birds and a minke whale came up quite close. We then found a humpback whale that was deep diving and a pod of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we found 3 harbour porpoises and 6 white-beaked dolphins but we offered complimentary tickets so our passengers can try their luck again another time!
We sailed out and were met with thick clouds that unfortunately stayed with us the whole time. Sadly, we were not able to see any Aurora Borealis tonight, so we passed by the Imagine Peace Tower before handing out complimentary tickets to give everyone a second chance!