{"id":2854,"date":"2019-12-18T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&p=2854"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:14:27","slug":"a-whale-safari-is-a-meeting-with-giants","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/a-whale-safari-is-a-meeting-with-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"A whale safari is a meeting with giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t Some of the giants of the sea, 20-metre-long sperm whales, really enjoy the sea outside Vester\u00e5len. As the females seem to prefer the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, only male whales frolic in these waters. Join us for a whale safari at Vester\u00e5len. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

The shores of And\u00f8ya can be seen way off in the distance, the boat rolls and pitches in the swell, fulmars soar high above, and puffins flap their wings where they sit on the water. Suddenly, someone shouts \u201cWhale!\u201d and everyone turns to look. There it is. A grey mass breaks the surface, sending a fountain of seawater high into the air. It stays there for several minutes, resting after diving more than a 1,000 metres deep. Camera shutters go off like machine guns before the whale dives once more. As its body goes down, its tail folds out, and the last thing we see is the whale tail pointing straight up into the air. A chorus of \u201caaahs\u201d sweeps the boat, and then it\u2019s gone. But there are several others out there\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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