WHALE WATCHING AND MOVIE MAKING
The conditions today were the best possible for both whale watching and movie making. A bit cold maybe, but it is still only April after all...
Onboard Faldur we had little groups of passengers from Sweden, USA, Turkey and Singapore plus a Finnish film team making a documentary about adventures in Iceland.
Together we crossed a calm and sunny Skjálfandi Bay and were sailing along the beautiful mountains when the first minke whale appeared, feeding. Then a second one. We admired them and the film crew got the footage they had wished for, and during amazing conditions.
All in all we watched three minke whales, a passing group of harbour porpoises and loads of birds. It was a really good day!
The documentary will be produced in two versions; English and Finnish. Eleven episodes – eleven countries. They will both be broadcasted sometime in October 2011. We wish Jani, Arto and Jan-Erik all the best with their production!
(LIA)
Passengers waiting for a minke to appear.
Jani and Daniel filming on the roof of Faldur.
Jani also taking private pictures of the baleen whale.