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humpback whale lunge feeding
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This morning we enjoyed changing skies and calm seas, encountering two minke whales and several playful pods of white-beaked dolphins leaping and twisting around our boat in a joyful display. In the afternoon we spotted elusive minke whales and were treated to spectacular lunge feeding by two humpback whales showing off their white pectoral fins.

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humpback whale close up
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In the morning we sailed through light rain into sunshine, spotting a large flock of birds before finding a humpback whale just in time before returning to port. We managed to see it surface a few times before heading back to shore to keep to our schedule. In the afternoon we enjoyed an encounter with a humpback whale delighting everyone on the boat.

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humpback whale
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This morning we sailed under dramatic skies with plenty of northern gannets, puffins and black-legged kittiwakes but sadly no cetaceans were spotted, so we issued complimentary tickets. In the afternoon we enjoyed calm seas and a fantastic encounter with a very friendly humpback whale showing off its big white pectoral fins and beautiful fluke dives.

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humpback whale dorsal fin
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Today we sailed among huge flocks of seabirds including black-legged kittiwakes and northern gannets, spotting two elusive minke whales surfacing briefly among the birds before handing out complimentary tickets. In the afternoon we enjoyed calm seas and a wonderful encounter with a fluking humpback whale showing off very close to our boat!

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humpback whale fluke
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This morning we enjoyed a calm sea, sailing among puffins and gannets before encountering a friendly humpback whale surfacing close to us, followed by a brief sighting of a minke whale. In the afternoon we found several minke whales, a pod of 4-5 harbour porpoises, a playful pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins, and ended the day with a humpback whale.

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humpback whale fluke going for a dive
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In the morning we enjoyed the sunshine and calm seas as we encountered a fast-travelling humpback whale known as Mr. Bubbles, giving us wonderful fluke dives during a long crossing of the bay. In the afternoon we spotted another humpback whale near the islands, and as we were heading back to the harbour we encountered a feeding minke whale!

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humpback whale fluke
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In the morning we enjoyed calm seas, sunshine, and were joined by lots of gannets and puffins! Then, we found a friendly minke whale surfacing beautifully. In the afternoon we encountered 3 minke whales, and eventually had a wonderful encounter with a friendly humpback whale known as Aang in our ID catalogues, showing its fluke before heading back to land.

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humpback whale rolling
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In the morning we encountered feeding minke whales, playful white-beaked dolphins and had a close encounter with a friendly humpback whale we know as Mr. Bubbles! In the afternoon we spotted another minke whale, a large pod of 25+ white-beaked dolphins, and more beautiful views of Mr. Bubbles the humpback whale in very shallow waters near Reykjavík.

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minke whale
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Today we found a humpback whale and a minke whale surfacing sporadically. One of them breached once before we found 4 pods of 6-9 white-beaked dolphins each! In the afternoon we quickly spotted a couple of minke whales and then we saw 10 white-beaked dolphins and a humpback whale. We then saw two more pods of 14 white-beaked dolphins!

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minke whale dorsal fin and head
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We sailed out in a chilly breeze and gorgeous sunshine. After about an hour, we found a humpback whale - we even spotted a few blows in the distance! Eventually we encountered 2-4 harbour porpoises and a minke whale on our way home. In the afternoon we hit the jackpot! In all, we had about 4 humpback whales and about 6 different minke whales!