✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00
Report from Elding: We sailed out this afternoon in OK weather, not bad but not great either. Luckily even though we had heavy rain all morning it stayed pretty dry during the afternoon tour and only wind speeds of 8-10m/s from the SSE and swell no more than a meter meant it was a bumpy ride but in a fun way. We traveled long and far to areas of success the past days and in one of the area we had a nice sighting of at least 7-9 white-beaked dolphins including adults and juveniles and even one of our celebrity individuals called ‘Skywalker’ that we have seen yearly since 2007. They came close a few times but generally not in a human watching mood and so after about 20mins we left them in peace and went looking for something larger. We were out further and longer than we usually are to try to show our patient passengers some whales but they were shy and elusive and unfortunately we were unsuccessful. We found the dolphins again but only saw them surface twice but the wind and swell was increasing and we were late home so we had to go. The stars of the tour were not actually the dolphins but a species of bird called ‘Gannets’ they were amazing, hundreds of them everywhere, plunging into the waters. Just incredible.
- Lucas Heinrich
Birds seen on today’s tours include: atlantic puffin, manx shearwater, common guillemot, arctic skua, great skua, northern gannet, kittiwake, black-backed gull, northern fulmar, eider duck.
✘ TOUR CANCELLED | 09:00
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, our tour at 9:00 has been cancelled. The safety and comfort of our passengers is our number one priority, and we do hope you understand that this decision was made with that in mind. For more info contact us via email at elding@elding.is or by phone at +354 519 5000.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today for the tour at 13:00. There could be some movement out on the bay today, 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.
At this time we have to ask that all our guests and staff ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser on a regular basis is advised, as well as wearing a face mask when keeping a 2 metre distance from others is not possible. Masks are available for purchase in our ticket office and hand sanitiser stations are located in high traffic areas.
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