Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Another incredible tour with once again calm seas, snow capped mountains, blue skies, crisp wintery air, the birds and of course the wonderful humpback whale that decided to stick around in the bay for a while longer. We can tell it is the same humpback as yesterday because of the unique pattern they have on the underside of his/her tail. We got to see the whale bring up its tail many times as it was feeding and milling around the area. It was even outstanding with the stunning capital city and landscape in the background. We did go further out to see if any other cetaceans could be found but alas no more were. We ended the tour with another 10 minutes with the humpback and then sailed home with many smiling faces.

-Megan Whittaker

Birds seen on today's tour include: Northern gannets, kittiwakes, black-backed gulls, glaucous gulls, fulmars, eider ducks, shags, cormorants.