Thursday, 7 December 2023

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

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.

Report from Eldey: This sunny afternoon we sailed out, excited to see what adventure lies before us. It was quite a cold day but clear skies and a fairly calm sea. After about an hour of sailing we spotted a big blow, and went to investigate - it was a humpback whale! This whale was extremely active, showing us its pectoral fins as well as tail slapping and making lots of splashes! We stayed with it for a bit, enjoying the show it was putting on! After a while we decided to head on as to not stress the whale. Only a short sail after we saw another blow from another humpback whale! This one was a little calmer and went for multiple deep dives always showing its fluke when it did. Right before we had to start our return journey, the humpback surprised us extremely close to our boat. We headed back in the direction of town, now watching a beautiful orange and pink sunset. 

- Milla Brandao 

Great cormorant, black and common guillemot, razorbill, herring gull, eider duck, grey-lag goose, Leach's storm-petrel, black-backed gull, European shag.