It was raining all night long and it was quite windy. I wake up very early and must think about going on a whale watching tour in rain.

It still rains in the morning. After breakfast we drive to Hauganes for the whale watching tour. We can charge at the whale watching base station. Very nice!
It has stopped raining and it is not as windy as before.



With special suits we enter the ship and start sailing. After around 45 minutes a Minke Whale appears which the ship will follow from now on. It's a bit like in Moby Dick. Where is the whale? Who will see it first? In between is silence.



The whale dives for about 3 to 4 minutes before returning to the surface somewhere. Therefore you rush from port to starboard and the other way round. We do this for quite a while.



In the mean time more boats arrived on the scene. They are also in the whale-camera-hunting-business. They all have promised their customers to see whales and there do not seem to be too many alternatives to our whale around.
Our guide keeps us interested in the one and only whale. It's ok. I can still recommend this tour. We are just not lucky when it comes to watching he wild life.

After some time they decide that the whale has enjoyed enough of our presence and they let it go. We head for the sea for a short time before it will be decided that due to fog this doesn't make too much sense and they call it a day and return home.
It's now time for coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. Whale hunting watching does make one hungry!



We see some Puffins flying over the water. They are just cute!



Back at the harbour we get rid of the special suits and drive to Akureyri where we won't have burgers but greasy pizza. A good healthy diet is important!
We charge at the town hall.



I shop some groceries and Lars prepares a mixed salad. I missed having a fresh salad. Lars gets a hot dog afterwards