✔ PREMIUM TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 10:00
Report from Þruma RIB: We were so excited to go out on our faster 12 seater RIB to check out the bay. First we visited the puffins on the island of Engey, there were a few on the cliffs and a few swimming around the shoreline, so cute. It did take us a little while then of searching to finally come across a humpback whale, at first it was only surfacing twice before going down for 10min dives but eventually it must have found an abundance of food nearer the surface because soon it was surfacing very quickly and purposefully with a beautiful high tail when diving again. Amazing. We could see minke whales, 2-3 at least in the distance so we wanted to check out other areas and even though minke whales were encountered they were far and difficult to approach. SUDDENLY a big splash in the distance, zoom, we were off. Another humpback whale playing with a group of 4-5 white-beaked dolphins that leaped over to us. The humpback whale was tail slapping, not aggressively so we believe it was more a playful behaviour with the dolphins then annoyance. It was just incredible to be welcomed with such amazing wildlife on our first RIB tour of the season.
- Megan Whittaker
Bird Species ID´d today: Northern Gannet, Atlantic Puffin, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Arctic tern, Arctic skua, Northern Fulmar, Kittiwake, Eider Duck.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today for the PREMIUM tour at 10:00. Make sure to dress according to weather 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.