Tour at 20:30
Report from Elding: The winds had calmed and warmed up so with a magician musician we headed out in high hopes. We spotted one very shy minke whale that sneakily surfaced in our wake. In the same area we encountered many guillemots and puffins but unfortunately the whale didn't surface again in that area and we ended the tour by handing out complimentary tickets for those who wanted to come again to get a better look at the whales.
- Svala Jónsdóttir
Tour at 17:00
Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was far rougher than the morning. We had a few green faces as we made our way in to the bay. Visibility was much improved over the morning. How ever there very few birds present and little sign of life on the bay. We continued our search and we had a few false sightings. We were unfortunate however in that we didn´t manage to spot any cetaceans. Complimentary tickets were offered at the bar and hopefully the passengers have a better chance the next time they are out.
-Tommy Torrades
Tour at 14:00
Report from Elding: The winds were picking up and we barely could see the roots of Esjan and Akranes through the cloud cover but visibility had gotten better from the morning tour and the winds were supposed to reach their peak at 2 so we headed towards where Hafsúlan had spotted a minke. Unfortunately we could not spot it again and there was very low bird activity so on our way back complimentary free return tickets were handed out.
- Svala Jónsdóttir
Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: With stronger winds than in the morning we steamed out in to faxafloi bay. Visibility was much greater than the morning tour so hopes were high. It took a while before we spotted the first minke whale which was humpie the minke whale. He was quite shy and only surfaced a few times. We then saw 3 minkes all about the boat from 60 metres to 300 metres away. Everyone had a great time and were able to spot the minkes really well! It was soon time to make our way back to the harbour slowly.
-Tommy Torrades
Tour at 10:00
Report from Elding: We went out from Reykjavík harbour in good sea conditions. The mist was limiting our visibility over the landscape around us but we ere all pumped to go out and see some whales. We had sailed for maybe 40 minutes when we spotted our first minke whale. This individual wasn't in a whale watching mood so we headed further out into the bay. We kept on scanning out and eventually we encountered another minke whale 100 meters from the boat. We spotted him a few more time before we saw two more moving together and surfacing right beside each other on the same time. At the same area we spotted few harbour porpoises, 2-4 individuals but they were elusive and we didn't see them again. This area was rich with wildlife, with at least 4 minke whales, few harbour porpoises and a lot of seabirds feeding. After a about 30 minutes Hafsúlan told us they had encountered white-beaked dolphins so we followed them. Unfortunately we weren't as lucky and didn't see anything so we headed back to Reykjavík harbour.
-Katrín Björnsdóttir
Tour at 09:00
Report from Hafsúlan: The bay was covered in a thick layer of fog as we made our way in to the bay. Visibility was only 100 metres at the beginning of the tour, but further out in to the bay the fog cleared off. We waited for a long time with great patience. Suddenly we had two feeding minke whales right next to the boat. They were shy but we still managed to get some great views of them. They provided some great photo opportunities for the passengers. Soon with a hot chocolate in hand we made our way in to the inner harbour, those passengers who braved the wind were lucky to spot 4 breaching white-beaked dolphins. But as we slowed down they calmed down before slying away. A fantastic end to a great tour.
-Tommy Torrades
Bird species seen on today's tours include: northern gannets, northern fulmars, kittiwakes, puffins, manx shearwater, lesser black-backed gulls, arctic terns, common guillemots, razorbills.
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