Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the wind had strengthened a bit, but the sea was still relatively calm with the sun breaking through the clouds frequently. After about 30 minutes of sailing, we spotted a Minke Whale about 400 meters from our boat, but unfortunately, it surfaced only once or twice, before it went for a deep dive and vanished without a trace. We were happy, when some Harbour Porpoises came relatively close to the boat (in total about 5 to 7 individuals) and we were also glad to see a group of Northern Gannets very close to our boat Hafsulan. Even though our captain spotted another Minke Whale close by, it behaved as elusive as the earlier Minke and did not show up again. Still, it was a wonderful afternoon on the water with very nice passengers who prooved patience and a very positive attitude making this tour a fun trip within the beautiful landscape of Faxa bay. Everyone got complementary tickets that are valid for 2 years and we are looking very forward to see everyone again on one of our future tours.
Tour at 09:00
Report from Hafsulan: This morning, the sky was a bit cloudy first, but as soon as we left the harbour, the clouds disappeared and it got much nicer. Also, the sea was nice and calm so very good conditions for spotting whales. Before heading out towards Faxa bay, we shorty stopped at the island Akurey to have a look at the Atlantic Puffins that had arrived about two weeks ago. They were there in hundreds and we thoroughly enjoyed the cute birds of the Auk family. When we headed further out, it took us just about 20 minutes until we spotted the black back of a Minke Whale about 500 meters from us. As we got closer, we were able to watch it surfacing in the closer surroundings of the boat several times. The area was also filled with flocks of feeding seebirds such as Arctic Terns and Northern Gannets.and we were very happy when at least 2 to 3 more Minke Whales and a couple of Harbour Porpoises joined the feeding. But as if that was not spectacular enough, we spotted jumping White-beaked Dolphins in the distance. As we got closer, we counted about 6 individuals and we had lots of time left to thoroughly enjoy being close to these wonderful creatures - A morning that could not have been a better start in the day!
Birds seen on today's tours: Northern Gannets, Fulmars, Manx Shearwaters, Common Guillemots, Atlantic Puffins, Cormorants, Eiderducks, Black-backed Gulls, Kittiwakes, Arctic Terns
- Hendrik Schultz