✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 13:00
Report from Eldey: We sailed over calm winds and through the light mist of Faxaflói bay, surrounded by beautiful scenery that withstand the mystical flair of Iceland. It did not take long for the first sighting to take place. Soon after we left the harbour it was already possible to see dolphins jumping at a distance. Once we approached the animals our chins dropped, as there were at least 25 to 30 white-beaked dolphins spread out in the area! On our bay, they are usually found in groups no bigger than 10 individuals, so this was an incredibly large assembly. Everybody was bursting with excitement as we observed these incredible animals approaching our vessels, bow riding or leaping out of the water just a few meters away from us. After enjoying them for a long while, we decided to leave these dolphins and search for something else out there. We roamed and thoroughly scanned the sea as we usually do, but it was only on our way back towards Reykjavik that we ran into another group of dolphins. This time we got to enjoy the presence of 12 to 15 white-beaked dolphins. This group was also playful, providing the perfect finale for this amazing tour. We got to observe them for a few minutes. Everybody was cracking a smile on their way back to the harbour.
- Inês Cunha
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 09:00
Report from Eldey: It was a rainy and foggy tour with some pretty long swells, which might sound like it didn't go so well. But this was a fantastic 3 hours on the water! We encountered a pod of 7 white-beaked dolphins that we could stay with for over half an hour. There were two calves in the group so they were moving very slowly but weren't weiry of the boat at all. Infact they came super close! After leaving them, as we do not want to stay with a pod that includes very young individuals for to log, we encountered a minke whale! With it were 4 very cute harbour porpoises, all feeding on the fish we had close to the sea bottom. The minke whale had a very perculiar dorsal fin, making it even more interesting for all of our passengers to learn about how we research these animals and idenify them. Great that whales and dolhins don't mind getting wet!
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen on today's tours: northern fulmar, icelandic gull, common guillemot, eider duck, black guillemot, black-backed gull, atlantic puffin
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today at 9:00.There is still an undercurrent after windy weather the last days, so if you are prone to seasickness, we have seasickness tablets free of charge. Make sure to dress warmly and make use of our warm overalls as it is always colder on sea than on land. For more information contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000
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