This is as good as at it gets!
Alexia Askelöf is our newest crew member from
María and I had the 12 o’clock tour together, two days ago on Faldur.
The powerful sound of the blue whale’s breath made my heart beat faster, when this real gentle giant suddenly appeared from the depth - only a few meters from our boat. We were standing on the roof having the worlds biggest inhabitant (ever) in front of us and I forgot both time and space thinking; “this is whale watching for sure!”
It was so close that we could both hear it, see it, and at this time also feel it ...
Their blow is so big that millions and millions of water-drops remain high up in the air for quite a while. The seconds after this powerful sound of those enormous blowholes opening, the water drops got the colours of the rainbow from the shining sun. While just standing there on the roof enjoying the moment, this colourful cloud drifted in the wind towards me and I could feel the cold from the whale’s breath in my face. This was really amazing! It came up so close to us, this beauty beast.
Yes, the previous days have been perfect for us whale watchers; shining sun, calm sea, good visibility and Skjálfandi Bay shaking of life; dolphins, minkes, humpbacks and blue whales.
What makes whale watching so exiting, in my opinion, is that there are no guaranties, because what we have in front of us is nature. What you know is that there are probably lots of whales in the bay, and when you have spotted something you never know how far or close it will come to you. If you are lucky, a blue whale might appear right next to the boat so you can hear it, see it and feel it ...
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A nice moment on one of our evening tours.