THURSDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2019

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 17:00

Report from Eldey: Rain had stopped and the waves also calmed, making it a beautiful evening to go out. During the first hour we had numerous of the cute harbour porpoises passing by. There were so many of them like we rarely see, obviously there must have been plenty of fish for them today to eat. Due to the amazing visibility, we spotted a black shape more than 2 km away that we, once getting closer, recognized to be the humpback whale we had seen on both previous tours. And to make the situation even more unique, we spotted a minke whale and harbour porpoises in the exact same moment! The humpaback was milling, so moving very slowly, almost resting, and came again very close to our boat. It was extremely funny when we noticed that it had a terribly smelly breath, coming from the bacteria and the fish it was digesting. After almost an hours stay, we left it to be on it's own as part of our code of conduct. On the way back the light of the setting sun was stunning and so romantic and, to top off the tours end, we even sighted a minke whale! Definitely, one of the most beautiful tours I've ever guided.

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00

Report from Eldey: Probably the rainiest tour of today, but certainy an amazing one. Just outside of the lighthouse Grotta we encountered a minke whale which was foraging. We watched it for a few minutes, but knowing we had had an amazing encounter further out in the morning, we moved on, very quickly spotting a big blow like this morning. Our humpback whale was still around and foraging. It clearly knew our boat form previous visits because it was so comfortable around us and came SO close. Actually so close that at a point our passengers on the bow got wet from it's blow going in their faces. What an experience. Sailing back we even encountered a second minke whale. Wohoo!

- Sabrina Voswinkel

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 9:00

Report from Eldey: A gray and rainy morning for us today and it felt a lot like you would expect Iceland to be considering it's name. But overall conditions were not bad for spotting, as waves were at a height where they do not have white-caps, which helps a lot. It was nearly 90 minutes of sailing when a big blow was spotted by us!! And by big, we mean big. It was a humpback whale! So great to see this species, as it has been a few weeks sinc we last had them in the bay. It moved slowly around our boat and was often very close. At a point so close, that we saw it's blow holes and white pectoral fins. Staying with it almost an hour was amazing.

-Elena Gutiérrez Ruiz

Bird species seen today:  northern gannet, northern fulmar, great cormorant, black-headed gull, black-legged kitiwake, black-backed gull, either duck, common guillemot.

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We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today. If you are prone to getting sea sick, we do have sea sickness tablets available free of charge at the office and on board. 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.