Watching whales in Akureyri

We arrived in Akureyri and went for a whale watch.We had to be suited up, which given yesterday's soaking that seemed like a good idea.

Onto an old converted fishing boat and off we went.
Off across the fjord spouts had already been spotted. We got close. They tend to surface and do 2 or 3 spouts and then dive for 5 minutes or more. So the boat races to the place they did their dive and wait to see if it comes up close. Sometimes they get out right and sometimes not. We saw mostly humpbacks but also a minky whale too.
Lots of jellyfish.



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