Our weather conditions today were overcast with a moderate, cold, eastern wind.

Today we encountered both Camel and Magnea; the two Humpback Whales we have been seeing across recent weeks and have subsequently named. Once again they were in the place we have frequently encountered them, between Svalbarðseyri and our harbour with a great deal of movement in this area throughout the tour. Magnea demonstrated prime evidence of feeding in the form of surface straining, and on one occasion almost a lunge feed like surface. Magnea appeared to be chasing some sort of fish close to the surface, changing directions frequently; exploding up and straining; and rarely fluking. Camel was behaving slightly different, with shorter inter-breath intervals, however, showing us its black and white fluke frequently.

Text & Pictures: Mac

Departure: 1300 Classic