Tour at 17:00
Report from Eldey: Clear skies, zero wind, it´s almost as if summer has come back to Reykjavik! It was a fantastic tour with the pair of minke whales still in the same spot we left them, so we got to spend some more quality time with them and for the most part we had them to ourselves. As the conditions were just so amazing, the tour practically guided itself and we mostly basked in happiness on our way back to port.
-Rachel Pool
Tour at 13:00
Report from Eldey: What a wonderful weather we were finally enjoying in Reykjavik. No waves, light breeze and sun shining at its maximum intensity were the conditions that we had for our afternoon trip, it seemed to be a prelude for an amazing tour and indeed it was! We were sailing out around 45 minutes to one of our main spotting areas and as soon as we spotted the first flock of northern gannets we knew that we were in the right place. We got close and we saw 4-6 harbour porpoises surfacing next to our boat but our attention was deviated immediately towards another animal, a minke whale just popped up not far away from us and it wasn't the only one! In total, we acknowledge 5 individuals of this species and what was more surprising a mother with a calf! It was an amazing moment. We tried to go further but in our way we saw more minkes and harbour porpoises, making our afternoon trip a wonderful experience.
-Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan
Tour at 9:00
Report from Eldey: What a nice day we have today. The weather hasn't been like this in the last 2 weeks - no wind, no clouds, 100% sunshine - so we all really enjoyed it. Waves were few but whales were many. We sailed out to an area where we saw a lot of feeding gannets diving into the water. Because this is always a great indicator, as gannets are known to be associated with whales and feeding in the same area, we slowed down our boat in order to really not miss a thing. And we really didn't. We watched a total of 3 minke whales for over an hour feeding. They were lifting up their rostrum whenever going for krill and what was great was the size variability of the three. One was still very small, less than 7m in length, whereas the largest probably was very close to the 11m in length they reach. This one also had a very powerful and large blow. Staying with them for so long was very special as they often move from place to place very quickly and the only reason we did leave them is because we follow the code of conduct and don't want to be around the animals for to long to prevent any type of disturbance or stress. Their well-being is of most importance to us.
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen on today's tours: Northern Gannet, Atlantic Puffin, Common Guillemot, Northern Fulmar, Cormorant and Eider Duck.
Status: RUNNING
We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on this beautiful and sunny day. There is little to no wind and we hope you will be able to join us on our search for these magnificent animals.
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