Wednesday, 14 July 2021

✔ CLASSIC WHALE TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 09:00 

Report from Eldey and Elding: We were very excited to get our large vessel Eldey out into the water this morning as we hadn’t used it since last summer. We had two whale watching tours going out this morning, the increase in passenger numbers has been incredible. The weather was not looking great today, we were expecting swell out in the bay so sea sickness precautions were needed. However we were super lucky as the whales were closer in to shore today and within the first 30 mins we were seeing life. At least 5 minke whales in the area feeding amongst the diverse and abundant seabirds, we had some great close encounters. Then we decided to travel further and saw a large blow, humpback whale! It was an individual we’ve seen many times over the last months and it was fantastic, surfacing often and showing its fluke also when diving down. It surfaced so close on a few occasions also. Just amazing. On the way home we saw we saw 2 harbour porpoises and 2-3 more minke whales. The swell had got to a few of our passengers but in general most were distracted by the wonderful wildlife on the tour. Including the very very cute Puffin.

- Megan Whittaker

✘ PREMIUM WHALE TOUR CANCELLED | 10:00
✔ CLASSIC WHALE TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00 
✘ PREMIUM WHALE TOUR ON CANCELLED  | 14:00 

Bird Species ID´d today: Northern Gannet, Atlantic Puffin, Common Guillemot, Arctic tern, Arctic skua, Northern Fulmar, Kittiwake, Eider Duck, great-black backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull.

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 Premium tour and our lovely vessel Elding for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic tour. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land. Join us by booking online or contact us directly for more information (elding@elding.is / +354 519 5000).

COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser is advised. Masks are not mandatory but are recommended in areas where keeping distance from others is not possible.