Whale diary

The sun was slowly rising, casting pinks and orange hues across a sleepy bay. We soon found 2 very relaxed humpback whales and 3 harbour porpoises. In the afternoon, we encountered 2 grey seals that popped their head up right next to us! As we continued our journey, we spotted the same 2 humpback whales as before and got to enjoy their presence for a while!

This morning we set out before sunrise to get the most of the day! We searched around the islands and before long spotted a sleepy humpback whale outside Skarfabakki. After seeing its unique fluke pattern, we could identify it as our friend Banana! In the afternoon we were lucky to find the resting humpback whale again, just a few minutes into the tour.

The day started out with some rain, but it didn't take us very long before we found a logging humpback whale. We watched it relax on the surface and even got some fluke dives. In the afternoon we got to enjoy the coast guard's safety drill by helicopter before finding a humpback whale! We were again very lucky to see this beautiful animal so close to shore.

Under the pink skies of the rising sun, we saw the blow of a humpback whale. This individual was quite curious and surfaced close to us! After a while it even started to move its pectoral fins and treated us to that wonderful fluke dive! In the afternoon we saw a humpback whale. After multiple surfacing sequences, we were treated to a fluke dive under the sunset!

We sailed out into a bumpy bay in wet snowfall. Due to the conditions, we decided to sail around the islands, and finally saw a minke whale and suddenly a humpback whale! In the afternoon, we had very similar weather, this time a bit more rainy, but that didn't stop us from exploring the bay. We soon found a minke whale, as well as the humpback whale from before!

We sailed out into a calm bay and stumbled upon 10-15 white-beaked dolphins. We also saw two humpback whales! In the afternoon we saw a blow near the islands close to Reykjavík - it was from our friend, Banana the humpback whale! As we made our way further into the bay we found a second humpback whale, feeding - and we even got a glimpse of a grey seal!

With light rain, we sailed out this morning and soon we encountered a logging humpback whale! We also found about 3-5 harbour porpoises as well as a minke whale on the horizon! In the afternoon we encountered a pod of 3 harbour porpoises and about 3 humpback whales, all of them showing us their flukes. Then, a minke whale popped up at the harbour entrance!

Under the starry morning sky, we set sail and soon found about 4 solitary humpback whales and even 2 minke whales popping up periodically. In the afternoon we spotted 2 harbour porpoises and about 3 solo humpback whales. One was surfacing sporadically so we focused our attention on another individual who was easier to follow, and even came quite close!

We set out of the harbour in the dark and we started our search around the islands just as the sun was rising. We soon found our friendly humpback whale Banana. On our way back we found a minke whale and 2 harbour porpoises. In the afternoon we again found the humpback whale again, this tim it was taking shallow dives and came up not far from us.

We found a logging humpback whale just 5 minutes outside the harbour this morning. We saw its white pectoral fins and blowhole and watched it's beautiful fluke when it dove. In the afternoon, we again found the same humpback whale which had woken up from its slumber and was now travelling the area. We also encountered an elusive minke whale.

The day started with a dramatic sunrise and the sea was calm as a lake and it didn't take long before we found a humpback whale! We went around the islands to seek more but all we found was a fast harbour seal. In the afternoon we again found the sleepy humpback whale from this morning. We also spotted a minke whale, swimming very frantically!

This morning we were greeted by a beautiful sunrise and quite quickly we found a resting humpback whale and then a big minke whale which we managed to spend a good while with. In the afternoon we found the humpback whale from the morning tour within 15 minutes. We got to see it log on the surface and dive a few times before it was time to head back home.

We had such an amazing start to the day, the moon was still glowing and the sky was orange and pink. We spotted a minke whale within the first 15 minutes and then a humpback whale appeared. This afternoon the skies were clear and we found an elusive minke whale as well as the humpback whale "Banana" in the same spot, still resting from this morning.

We set sails into a gloomy bay, but luckily the seas were calm and we got to enjoy beautiful sunrise during the tour. We ended up finding a sleepy humpback whale and a glimpse of a shy minke whale. In the afternoon we started with the minke whale, followed by the logging humpback whale. We could see it very close up, and its beautiful pectoral fins under the surface.

Right after sailing near Viðey island, we spotted a logging humpback whale! We also found a pod of 10 white-beaked dolphins with about 3 calves amongst them. In the afternoon, we first spotted a sneaky minke whale next to Engey island, and then the humpback whale from the morning close by - we could even see its pectoral fins and rostrum under the surface!

The weather was great as we sailed this morning and we soon found a pod of around 8 playful white-beaked dolphins as well as a humpback whale in the distance and a little harbour porpoise. In the afternoon we suddenly we saw 6 harbour porpoises popping up in formation. We continued our journey and as we were about to give up we found a sleepy humpback whale!

This morning we found a feeding minke whale, 12-15 harbour porpoises and as we headed back home we found 20-30 white-beaked dolphins and a pair of humpback whales! A true Faxaflói BINGO! In the afternoon we found 2 humpback Whales within 5 minutes. We also stumbled upon a tricky minke whale as we admired Reykjavik's skyline in the sunset.

This morning we passed by Viðey island where we found 2 harbour seals before finding the 2 humpback whales from the previous day. The afternoon was calm and again we found the 2 humpback whales side by side and one of them even started to breach, at least 6x, before rolling and doing pec slaps! Meanwhile a sneaky minke whale swam by. What a show!

As the moon set on our left and the sun rose on our right, we set sail this morning and not too long we spotted the blows of 2 relaxed humpback whales! In the afternoon, we again found the 2 humpback whales! One individual started off with a powerful tail slap. We also found one minke whale nearby! It was great to be able to see both species in the same area.

We sailed out in beautiful weather this morning. Not far from the harbour we spotted 3 humpback whales, one of them we know as "Birdie". The afternoon was also beautifully calm, with perfect blue skies and mirror like seas. We soon found a pair of humpback whales again whom swam side by side for the whole encounter. We also found a minke whale on our way home.