✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 17:00
Report from Eldey: On this evening tour, the sea was perfectly calm. If the sky has been covered by clouds, we have enjoyed a very clear visibility during the 3 hours. After one hour searching, one of our researchers have spotted a blow further. We came closer to the blow and have been rewarded for our patience. It turned out to be a humpback whale, soon after we arrived it started breaching and did peduncle slapping close to the boat. We could even hear the sound of the splashes on the water surface. What a sight to see. It is so interesting to see how the wildlife changes throughout the day in the bay.
-Miquel Pons
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 13:00
Report from Eldey: As soon as we left the harbour, we noticed that the wind had picked up a bit, but the sea was totally flat and the bright sun was welcoming us to the bay. Besides that, the visibility was amazing. We were able to spot Snæfellsjökull, a famous Icelandic glacier-capped stratovolcano located in Snæfellsness peninsula, the whole trio! After a few minutes sailing, we saw the dark shape of a minke whale coming up in the distance. We headed towards it but, unfortunately, it never surfaced again within our sight. We continued our way, putting all our senses on the water surface, until we encountered another minke whale! This time, the whale decided to surface a few times in front of us, making sure everybody had the opportunity to see it. Later on, we had the chance to spend some time with a really nice pod of around 12 white-beaked dolphins that, presumably, were traveling calmly throughout the bay. They offered us a great and peaceful show to end up a wonderful tour. Therewith, puffins were accompanying us until we got back to the harbour.
-Elena Gutiérrez Ruiz
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00
Report from Eldey: The PERFECT summer day here in Faxaflói. It was so warm and with no wind it was not even necessary to wear our overalls today!! That in combination with mirror flat seas and over 100km of visibility. spotting our first 2 large flocks of feeding birds seemed way to easy. Even from a kilometer away we saw black backs and dorsal fins coming out at the surface, belonging to 2 feeding minke whales! They were both always turning on their sides to gulp up the maximum quantity of fish before turning back on their stomachs. This feeding behaviour kept creating waves and splashes. Absolutely spectacular! And with so many birds taking part in the feeding action it was an unforgettable sight. As we continued towards the north east, we encountered another 3 minke whales that seemed to be traveling rather than feeding, but still gave us some more great views of them. Great views, great memories and maybe even a sun tan that we can all take home after this tour.
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen today: common guillemot, lesser black-backed gull, greater black-backed gull, razorbill, arctic tern, Atlantic puffin, northern fulmar, northern gannet, eider duck, arctic skua, great skua, common gull, wooper swan, red breasted mergenser.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today at 9:00, 13:00 and 17:00. There could always be some movement out on the sea, so if you are prone to seasickness we have some seasickness tablets free of charge at our ticket office. The sun is shining, but 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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