Thursday, 14 April 2022

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 and 14:00 Premium Whale tours and on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00

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. 

Report from Eldey: There was a quite strong wind coming from the South-East today but the swell was rather low so the sea was pleasant to sail through. We stopped the boat after having seen a blow two times, but when we looked for the animal who created it, nothing resurfaced. Therefore we continued our trip towards Akranes, on the way encountering 5 harbour porpoises and two elusive pods of respectively 5 and 4 white-beaked dolphins. The dolphins came close to us, but only for a few minutes until they went for long dives and disappeared out of our sight. We next tried our luck around Akranes, where we have been seeing whales during our past few tours. Immediately upon reaching the area, a pod of 8-10 harbour porpoises surfaced quickly in front of our boat and only moments later we saw the big blow of a humpback whale. The humpback was taking short and shallow dives, occasionally showing the beautiful fluke. It also surprised us by coming exceptionally close to our boat. Although the humpback whale definitely stole the show, there was plenty of other wildlife to admire while it was diving: beautiful northern gannets, the occasional puffin, very close northern fulmars, and some leaping dolphins were also in the area, showing us the amazing biodiversity of the bay. 
 

- Eline van Aalderink

Northern fulmar, northern gannet, eider duck, black-backed gull, atlantic puffin, black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, herring gull