The route less travelled

There was talk yesterday of bottlenose whales in the bay, they had been seen breaching close to the eastern shore. On a normal trip the boats head in a north-western direction to known hot-spots, but on this particular trip we headed east and followed the coast. We didn't see any bottlenose whales unfortunately but the trip afforded us a new perspective on the bay which was rather nice.
Cetacean wise there were some oddities, we spotted two humpback whales which were incredibly close to shore. One of these has been spotted this morning in the same area, this is worrying news as it seems the whale is disorientated and there is a possibility that it will strand itself. We can only hope that it finds its bearings and manages to migrate south when it needs to.
Also on today's trip there was a minke whale that was very calm around the boat and came much closer than I had previously experienced with minke whales.

And here's your pictures too!

I imagine living there is both haunting and beautiful.

We see glacial streams emptying into the bay

Black-backed gull!

We came across a small pod of dolphins

The discharge from the glacial areas creates fantastic divides between fresh and sea water

Here's the calm minke whale! It puts my previous comment to shame when I said you could never really hope to see one very close.