Even though we woke early and were dressed and ready to head off out before 8am - we decided against the ferry ride to Sørøya. Instead we decided to head back in the direction of Tromsø to the little island Skjervøya. As Google had reliably informed us that this is the area that the whales are hanging out this year. Two and a half hours later we pulled in to admire a view of the fjord. We ended up staying there for over two hours - as the water was literally teeming with Orcas and Humpbacks. Though they were some distance from the roadside we had a good wide view. You literally didn't know where to look. Whales everywhere. All feeding together. We then headed to the island - pausing to take in another view and to watch another group of orcas. Further on to the island, two tunnels and a bridge later, we came across some reindeer. And a sea eagle. It's 15: 20 (dark), we're back at the cabin and the skies are clear. All we need is the lights to come on tonight to round off a great day. On a completely different note: I can't quite understand sleep. Every night I struggle to doze off. Fidgety, hot and restless. But stick me behind the wheel of a car with the heater on, warmed up seat and my huge coat and I could fall asleep in a second. Obviously that is dangerous. So we always break up long drives with pitstops and Stu twitters away to keep my mind active. Anyway. I've decided that when I get home I'm going to buy myself a fake steering wheel, wrap up warm, propped up in bed and pretend to drive. I should fall asleep right away.... Today's photos....views and some over-zoomed whale pics as evidence we saw them (none of the reindeer or eagle I'm afraid...)
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