Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Today we will be operating on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 Classic Whale Watching tour. 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: We set sail in fairly high but long swell. The sun was shining so we would see what adventure we would encounter today. As we started our journey, there were a few early green faces that continued for the rest of the journey. We sailed for about an hour and then spotted three white beaked dolphins, and we were able to see them come up to the surface a few times before they headed away from us, probably chasing some fish in a different area. We decided to leave them alone and continue our journey to a location where we had had success in the past few days, but it seemed like all animals had gone elsewhere in the bay. Some time after we turned around, we came across 6 more white-beaked dolphins. These individuals were much more active, chasing fish at the surface, jumping, surfing the waves and inspecting our boat so we had an incredible sighting with a diversity of behaviours. Having enjoyed these dolphins for a while, it was time to sail back to Reykjavík, lensing on the waves to make the ride more comfortable. 

- Eline van Aalderink 

Northern fulmar, northern gannet, black-headed gull, herring gull, glaucous gull, great cormorant, black-legged kittiwake, common guillemot, razorbill, eider duck, greater black-backed gull