✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 17:00
Report from Elding: This evening tour truly was nothing else but the miracle and beauty of nature. We sailed out to where we had left the humpback whale on our previous tour and, sure enough, found it in the same place, alongside a pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins as well as a minke whale. As the sea was so calm, we shut down our engines and got to witness the most beautiful moments as this humpback whale kept feeding by opening it's mouth above the water, taking in it's food and, to enlargen the quantity, rolling on the side and lifting both it's pectoral fins and fluke out of the water. It was doing all of this in slow motion, with the sun glistening on the ocean surface and the sound of seabirds in the background. No way will anyone ever forget the emotions this tour let us feel.
- Inês Cunha
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 13:00
Report from Elding: With the wind having picked up just slightly, it had blown away the clouds and we were greeted by sunshine when we left the harbour. As we had found a good area with several cetaceans in our morning tour, we decided to go straight there on this tour as well. However, no cetaceans showed themselves. It turned out to be a long search around the bay of Faxafloi with two sightings that consisted of only one surfacing. But, as so often, our patience and resilience in the end was rewarded. Not only did we find a minke whale, but feeding only a few meters alongside it was a humpback whale. This whale did not seem to mind us at all as it surfaced extremely close to us. So close, we could even look into it's blowholes. Also northern gannets gave us a great impression of their hunting dives and all of us enjoyed every minute of it.
- Inês Cunha
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00
Report from Elding: Again the winds have calmed down this morning and made the seas mirror flat. With the overcast sky this made for a perfect spotting conditions. As has been the case the last two days, all the fish rich areas are still very far out in the bay and we sailed for just over an hour until we encountered our first minke whale. In total, we saw 3 minke whales in this area, feeding together with at least 6 different, very cute harbour porpoises. Although the minke whales were a bit tricky today, always only surfacing, with 3 of them around there was always something to enjoy watching. And on our way back we encountered yet another minke. Alongside with many cetaceans we also saw a large amount of atlantic puffins and other seabirds throughout the tour.
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen today: atlantic puffin, eider duck, common guillemot, arctic tern, northern gannet, northern fulmar, herring gull, razor bill.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today. There could always be some movement out on the sea today, and if you are prone to seasickness we have some seasickness tablets available at our ticket office. 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.
