Tour at 17:00
The wind had picked up slightly but it was a beautiful evening to go whale watching. Again it only took us about 40 minutes to find our first Minke Whale which we stayed with for a while, it was great surfacing less than 50 meters on occasion and after it got used to our presence it surfaced frequently. We then saw some White-beaked Dolphins a couple of kilometres away. Once we got closer we realised that there was two small pods, we concentrated on one for a while and then the other. They came close sometimes but it was especially nice to see them all surfacing together. We then saw a large blow in the distance, thinking it might be another species of whale we went to investigate but it ended up being a large Minke Whale. We found the Minke Whale jackpot as Minkes Whales were surfacing everywhere, as far as the eye could see. They were surface feeding, rolling and blowing bubbles under the water. Such an amazing tour, absolutely fantastic.
Tour at 13:00
What beautiful weather we got here today. The sun was shining and the see was calm like a mirror. It is very nice after many windy days. We headed out to the same area we found the Minke whales earlier this morning and they were still there, feeding. Some of them surfaced quite close to our vessel so our passengers could have a good look at the animals. We even turned off the engine and enjoyed the wild nature. Then we spotted a small group of White-beaked dolphins. It was very difficult to get close to them, they were always diving down and coming up somewhere else. But one time the captain was very clever and moved the boat to the right area and the next time the dolphins surfaced they came up close to our vessel. So once again a very successful trip out in Faxaflói bay today;)
Tour at 09:00
Today the weather was absolutely wonderful. The sun was shining, it was a bit clouds but there was still a lot of blue sky, sea was calm and the visibility was amazing. We sailed for about 40 minutes before we saw our first Minke Whale which was a real surprise considering how far they were out the last couple of days. This Minke was quite elusive and stayed a distance from us but we were still able to get within 100 meters from it. We left this Minke after a while and went searching for others. On the way we came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises which surfaced a few times then disappeared. We then found an area were there were a lot of Minkes, some surfacing less than 50 meters from us and very frequently too and also some more Harbour Porpoises. What was also special about this tour was that we saw a Puffin chick with its mummy, so cute. Great tour.