Wednesday, 16 October 2024

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 13:00, 15:00

Report from Eldey: We set off in thick fog this morning but on very flat seas. Once we got further out we broke the fog wall and could then see very well. Quickly we saw 2-3 harbour porpoises that surfaced a few times. Then we saw a humpback whale not too far from them. This one surfaced pretty regularly before going for a fluke dives. We saw it fluke twice before moving on as many other boats joined us. Around us we then found our self surrounded by 3-4 minke whales including one that came up just 20m from our bow. We then travelled further again and found a second humpback. This one behaved similar to the first, moving slow and taking dives of about 6-8 minutes. Then we started to head home and got to see another 2 minkes (so 5-6 in total) as well as a logging humpback whale (our 3rd of the trip). Just after seeing the last humpback we entered the fog again so everyone came inside to enjoy the last moments of this great morning. 

- Rob Hyman

Report from Eldey: Sailing out again in our foggy bay this afternoon, the thick air around us made it eery and close to impossible to find any whales around us. Luckily, by going around the same spots were we had good sightings this morning, we got to have our first this afternoon: a friendly resting humpback whale, one of the 2 we would see during this tour, stayed with us for almost 30 minutes, slowly surfacing and breathing, even giving us a pedoncule throw ! Heading further out, we found large flocks of sooty shearwater and common guillemots, hovering around feeding grounds. This is where we found 6 minke whales, with 2 of them approching the boat on each side at the same time, for all to see. Coming out of the fog, minke whales roaming around us, we saw our 2nd humpback whale, diving for a much longer time and less easy to approach. After staying a long time in this zone of activity, we headed back home, into the mist, with the sense that all had a great time in the fog this afternoon. 

- Alex Paumier

Northern fulmar, common guillemot, sooty shearwater, manx shearwater, unknown juvenile gull