The weather this morning turned out to be quite tricky for spotting because of the water colour despite the very flat water surface, minimal wind and patchy blue skies. The weather in the afternoon did worsen into the afternoon as a strong Eastern wind started to increase as the storm we are set to encounter tomorrow rolls in.

On our morning tour we sailed to Grenivik where we encountered the new Humpback Whale first seen yesterday. This whale was showing mixed high fluke and low flukes dives and on several occasions we saw the whale close to our boat. On our return journey we encountered 2 more Humpbacks, the recent residents we have been seeing. Slightly strange as we sailed very slowly past Hjalteyri on the way out in the hope to see them here.

On our afternoon tour we sailed to Hjalteyri and here we were able to encounter Magnea, a Humpback Whale we had seen on our return earlier. The whale surfaced several times around us and, despite the very difficult spotting conditions from a few hundred meter visibility, we were able to see many times. Unusually for this whale we witnessed many very high fluking dives, by far the highest I have ever seen this whale lift its caudal fin.

Text & Pictures: Mac

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