What an amazing day!!!

Today was an absolutely fantastic whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay!

In the morning tour we saw a total of six humpback whales and two minke whales. We had some very spectacular moments when a group of four humpback whales was surfacing right next to our boat several times, quite a rare sight!!!

The morning tour was hard to top, but in the afternoon it was even more spectacular! We also found a total of six humpback whales, and we were watching two of them surfacing together within metres from the boat, when we decided to leave them. Suddenly we saw a huge splash further out: A breaching humpback whale! We immediately started heading towards him and he continued jumping for more than 45 minutes, sometimes within a few metres from the boat! (Some passengers even got a bit wet from the splashes) Absolutely incredible!

Following are a few pictures of this breathtaking event:

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