✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00
Report from Elding: The day got even more beautiful as it went on, the reflections on the ocean of the mountains, clouds, birds it was just incredible and watching the whales and dolphins just beneath the surface, knowing when they were just about to surface to get that ultimate photograph was priceless. We travelled for about 1 hour before we found our first cetacean, a minke whale staying a little far from us to begin with but soon came closer and closer. This was the first of at least 10 minke whales we saw on this tour both far in the distance and close to the boat. However, it was the white-beaked dolphins that captured our hearts, a pod of about 7-8 animals playing under and around us and with the sea so calm and still they were so easy to follow. They entertained the children as they rode the bow and offered us also the occasional leap. The humpback whales were a little harder to find as their blow was camoflaged by the reflections of the sky. This didn´t stop us from finding 3 humpback whales however that showed off their flukes when going for deep dives. Together with the diverse birdlife out in the bay it was definitely a tour to remember.
- Megan Whittaker
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 09:00
Report from Elding: It was absolutely the best possible way to start new week. Weather was great with calm sea and no wind. Just after few minutes of sailing we had our first sighting - 2 harbour porpoises swimming calmly. 15 minutes later we found pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins. They were in playful mood, chasing each other and checking out our boat. One of juveniles was even jumping in front of the boat. We were already super happy but there was more to discover. Next animals were minke whales. We saw 2 of them but both were elusive so we kept respectful distance. The final encounter was a humpback whale feeding right next to us. Whale in the company of birds was catching sand eel and we watched this fish jumping to escape from whale´s mouth right into birds beaks. This humpback was very active: rolling on the surface belly up or swimming in circles blowing bubbles to trap fish in a 'bubble net'. It´s not something we see everyday thus we spent good time observing this interesting animal.
- Ewa Malinowska
Bird species seen today include: atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, northen fulmar, manx shearwater, northern gannet, common guillemot, lesser black backed gull, great black back gull
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today for the tour at 09:00 and 13:00. There is always some movement out on the bay, so if your are prone to sea sickness we have sea sickness 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.
