Thursday, 3 November 2022

Today we will be operating on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

 COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitizer is advised. 

Report from Eldey: The sunset was stunning this morning as we headed out of the harbour. It was also quite calm whilst in the shelter of the city but this changed quickly and soon it because choppy and very windy so passengers dressed up well and came out to help search. It took us 1hour 30mins to see the first sign, a big bushy blow far in the distance. As we got closer we could see that we found the spot as not only did we find a humpback whale and at least 5-7 white-beaked dolphins, which were busy feeding but did take a break to annoy the humpback for a while also. The birdlife there was also amazing, lots to see. It took a while but in the end it was a great tour.

_ Megan Whittaker

Report from Eldey: We sailed out in the afternoon, with a little less swells but still blue skies. Otto the captain tried to keep us out of the whale fjords windy reach as much as he could. After about an hour of sailing we saw a big flock of birds and went to investigate. We didn't see much cetacean activity here but then in the distance at 12 - a blow! We got a bit closer and discovered it was a humpback whale. It was busy feeding but we still managed to see it quite well. As more boats approached we decided to continue on and saw another blow on the horizon. Likely from another humpback whale but this one was a bit trickier! We saw another blow, probably from the previous individual and then said our good bye's and headed back to harbour.

- Anna Richter

Common guillemot, European shag, northern fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, black-backed gull, glaucous gull, herring gull, eider duck.