Tour at 17:00
The wind had calmed down a lot on this tour which was great. We headed straight out into Faxaflói to where the whales were in the last tours. We got there and the Minke whales were amazing rolling, surfing the waves, surfacing less than 30 meters from the boat, lunging out of the water. Absolutely fantastic. The seabirds were out in full force too. diverse amount of species and individuals. Gannets were still there too diving into the water from great heights. On Hafsúlan we spotted briefly some Harbour Porpoises as well. Awesome tour. !!
Tour at 13:00
The wind had picked up again during this tour but still not as much as during the morning tour. We headed out to the area again where we had the amazing Minke Whales earlier. We spotted at least two different Minke Whales there but both surfaced only once before a deep dive and then we didn't see them again. We stayed in the area for quite a while also watching the Gannets diving into the water, there were so many of them. But the whales didn't surface again. So we headed further out. Out there we spotted a blow from a Minke Whale once but we didn't see it again. On our way back we crossed the area again where we had been earlier, where the Gannets were still feeding and wow things had changed. We spotted at least 4 or 5 different Minke Whales there and at one point we saw 3 of them surfacing in a row only about 10 meters away from the boat and then the 4th one was just 100 meters further. A brilliant ending of a tour that started out quite difficult.
Tour at 9:00
It was quite windy for this tour so it did feel a little bit like a roller coaster but it was a clear blue sky. We went to have a quick look at Lundey (Puffin Island) to see if there were any Puffins around. There were a small amount sitting on the waters surface but i think most have left and gone on their migration. We then went out into Faxaflói, taking about 40-50 minutes before seeing our first cetacean. We first came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises which surfaced rapidly and repeatedly for many times but quite far away. Then we saw a Minke Whale but only twice so we headed further out. We finally came to an area were there were a few Minkes, one in particular surfaced many times and 30-50 meters from our boat. The Gannets were really great too, showing off their diving skills. Great tour.