✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 17:00
Report from Hafsulan: Looked like Sun get tried after shining all day and in the evening clouds were back. For us it´s even better as spotting animals was easier and soon we had first encounter with minke whale swimming in circles around small flock of birds. Whale was easy to follow and even when we had some troubles to find it, animal was announcing his presence with loud 'puff' when was exhaling. We were focused so much at this whale that we almost didn´t notice that it wasn´t alone - there was a second minke whale close by. After taking look at both of them we went to explore and an hour later we found flock of northern gannets and another minke whale. This one was more tricky but still fun to watch, specially when was surfacing close to our boat when we were about to leave.
- Ewa Malinowska
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 13:00
Report from Hafsulan: Can you believe that we got tan during our afternoon tour? The sun was shinning during the entire trip, sea state was beautifully calm and we had tons of sightings. Two different pods of harbour porpoises were spotted with roughly 6-10 individuals and they were even getting close to our boat in several occasions. Minke whales were part of the show as well and we saw at least 4 different individuals. As a happy ending, we came across with a pod of 6-8 white-beaked dolphins which were socializing and enjoying themselves around our boat. The way back was such a pleasure that the only thing that was shining more than the sun were the smiles of our passengers.
-Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 09:00
Report from Hafsùlan: What a morning, if it would be a little bit warmer we could put our swimsuits on! Under shining sun we found first whale pretty close to the shore, it was a minke whale. Animal was easy to follow as was keeping same direction, speed and surfacing pattern as long as we were staying by it's side. After that nice warm-up we went further, first to enjoy sighting of feeding harbour porpoises in company of noisy arctic terns. There was also another minke whale but more elusive. Further out we found two more minke whales and pod of 3-5 white-beaked dolphins. One of dolphins was performing some spectacular jumps just before rest of the pod came to check us out. Minke whales were coming up around and one of them passed by very close in our back. When we were running out of time we saw another minke whale in distance and after all of that exciting sightings of 3 species of cetaceans we returned home with some extra tan on our faces.
- Ewa Malinowska
Bird species seen today include: atlantic puffin, northern gannet, black-legged kittiwake, arctic skua,common guillemot, northern fulmar, pomarine skua, manx shearwater.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today at 9:00, 13:00 and 17:00. There might always be some movement out on the bay. If you are prone to seasickness we have some seasickness tablets free of charge 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, it is also quite wet today. For more information contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.
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