Friday, 14 August 2020

Whale, whale, whale, dolphinatley a beautiful tour today! We had to wait until 17:00 today until we could leave for our first and only tour of the day today due to the strong winds. However, it was definitely worth the wait. It was a beautiful sunny day, with a warm wind, the ocean had calmed quite dramatically and therefore sailing was a breeze. We had to wait quite some time until we got far enough out to see our wonderful whales but we were not disappointed. For not only were we delighted by the wonderful surfacings of two humpback whales but after a few minutes they were also joined by a pod of delightful white-beaked dolphins. The dolphins were a bit tricky to spot at first but soon began to leap out of the water and start swimming very close to the boat and even popped up super close to us a few times right in front of the boat. The dolphins then joined the humpbacks and even started playing around with them for a while, but after some time moved on and we were able to enjoy some lovely humpback whale surfacings. On the way back yet another humpback whale was spotted but as we were running short of time we were only able to view this animal very briefly. Yet it was very much enjoyed.

Tour today: 17:00 Classic

Pictures and text by Tess Hudson