Location: Skjervøy
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Winter Solstice – 21/12/24
Today, the 21st of December, is the darkest day of the year (winter solstice), which means that from tomorrow, every day will be a tiny little bit lighter until, eventually, we will welcome back the Sun toward the end of January here in the Arctic. Today, we were lucky to find the “secret spot” with…
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Another Day in Paradise – 28/12/24
Today, while driving out to look for whales, we have literally bumped into a feeding. We saw at least 5-6 eagles circling among hundreds of seagulls, and minutes later, we saw the reason: orcas were feeding. We stayed in the same place all day, and the orcas fed all day long, sometimes with smaller pauses…
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Black and White Movie – 11/24
The weather this year seems quite unpredictable and stormy. We have had more days with bad weather than in previous years. It has rained a lot in the past couple of days, and sometimes, due to the dark clouds, it feels like we are in a black-and-white movie set. Today, we found the “humpback train”…
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Sunshine – 11/11/24
Finally, the weather has improved, and after multiple stormy days today, we had a fantastic day. Calm seas and beautiful light. We encountered a group of orcas who were very relaxed. Luckily, we spent time observing their resting and socializing behavior with them. They were stationary the whole time in the same area (most likely,…
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Another Feeding Encounter – 2/11/24
The past few days continue to be busy out at sea. Every day, we saw orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We also saw feeding activity; however, sometimes, we observed that after humpback whales lunge into the bait ball (possibly too early?), the orcas abandon the feeding. The birds are also very opportunistic and keep…