Monday, 24 October 2022

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 12:00, 14:00  Premium Whale tour 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: With a low southern wind, the way out into the bay was surprisingly 'warm' for an October day in Iceland. Our first encounter of the day was with a pod of 5 harbour porpoises who surfaced a few times along the port side of Eldey . Next we reached an area with large flocks of seabirds, and before we knew it we could see a minke whale swimming underneath them. This minke whale was feeding and showed us its rostrum, followed by the long back and dorsal fin a few times so we could get some good looks at this beautiful animal. In the distance we could also see the dorsal fins of one or two other minke whales that were also probably busy having breakfast. After some time we left the area in search for something else and we encountered a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins. These individuals were initially jumping, but when we approached them they seemed more elusive so we decided to leave them after a few minutes. We then sailed southwards where we could enjoy the views of the Reykjanes peninsula before we turned around to head back to Reykjavík. 

- Eline van Aalderink

Report from Eldey: We left the harbour heading to the south this time trying to find nice cetaceans. The sea was super calm and the sailing conditions exquisite. We cross a small group of 2-3 harbour porpoises that appeared a few times. We could not find anything in the south so we went toward the north and found a nice pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins. Two of them were calves and we could see them quite well but they seemed careful, maybe because of the presence of the calves. Then we saw at least 2-3 other pods of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins, one of them was jumping and falling back in big splashes. Another one, very small doing jumps behind another boat. We stayed a while but we still wanted to keep some time to find more animals so we went further out. We did not see any blow or signs of the presence of the humpbacks from yesterday and it was time to go home. We went back admiring the landscape and speaking about conservation.

- Miquel Pons