There was some cloud coverage but there were gaps in the sky. Sadly we didn't end up see any auroras, but enjoyed the city lights and music! In the end we issued complimentary tickets so everyone could try again another night!
Only 15 minutes after leaving the harbour we already spotted a blow, we found Pongo the humpback whale again! A few minutes later spotted another humpback whale! It looked like these two were taking turns coming up. We continued on towards Viðey island where we found another 2 humpback whales, making it a total of 4 today!
The weather was far from perfect, but we knew we didn't have to travel far to find wildlife! After about 20 minutes, we spotted our first humpback whale between the islands of Viðey and Lundey. We watched it do several short dives, and then we spotted two more humpback whales nearby, and even got a super close fluke dive!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
Today we headed back to the area between the islands where we've had great success lately. Throughout the tour we saw 5 humpback whales and at one point there were whales in all directions! Most of them were feeding, but some were resting and got very close to our boat - we could even see their whole bodies through the water!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
Only 30 minutes into the tour, we saw the beginnings of northern lights! At first they were very faint, but soon turned stronger! Our captain even spotted a humpback whale close by us too as we were headed back home!
We sailed close to Viðey island this afternoon, and not even 15 minutes into the tour, we had found a humpback whale - it was Pongo, an individual last seen in March of this year! We eventually found a harbour seal, as well a second humpback whale in the same area. Then, out of nowhere, Pongo decided to do a single breach for us!
Between Viðey island and the mainland we spotted a total of 3 humpback whales. It was really nice, the whales stayed most of the time in the same area, swimming in circles, feeding. They gave us several flukes, and in the end of the tour, one of them came really close, just a few feet away. Everyone on board were equally ecstatic!