Friday, 22 November 2024
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
All whale watching tours are on schedule today from Reykjavík! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!
CLASSIC WHALE WATCHING | 0900
Report from Eldey: This morning we set off with only one destination in mind after the great sightings yesterday: Hafnarfjörður. On our way with the sun still rising it meant we had a fanastic view of the volcano that recently erupted along with the pretty sunrise. Then after just over an hour of sailing we found the 2 humpback whales! One was quite a bit bigger than the other. They kept travelling around together with regular fluke dives so everyone had a great look at both individuals. Then after we left them on our way home we saw a lone harbour porpoise followed by a pod of 5 that were travelling very fast. The sun was now nice and bright as we arrived back in the harbour after a great morning.
- Rob "Cold Stuff" Hyman
CLASSIC WHALE WATCHING | 1300
Report from Eldey: This afternoon we set off with only one destination in mind after the great sightings this morning: Hafnarfjörður. On our way with the ashes from the volcano still rising it, meant we had a fantastic view of the eruption. After just over an hour of sailing, we found the 2 humpback whales! One was quite a bit bigger than the other. They kept travelling around together with plenty of fluke dives so everyone had a great look at both individuals. With over 15 fluke dives from both whales and a pectoral fin slap, it was quite clear that our friends were feeding throughout our time with them. We headed back, the volcanic clouds covering the sun in a gorgeous red eclipse, everyone having had a great exhaustive Icelandic experience.
- Alex "Hot Stuff" Paumier
Birds encountered today include:
Icelandic gull, greater & lesser black backed gull, Eider duck, cormorant, glaucous gull, Rob
Wildlife encountered today:
The Humpback Whale is quite spectacular undergoing the longest migration of any mammal (5176miles/8334km one way), attracting females by singing to them and of course their energetic nature. On many occasions humpbacks have been seen breaching, tail slapping, fin slapping, blowing bubbles and spy hopping just to mention a few. The humpback is also one of the larger whales we encounter
The Harbour Porpoise is the smallest and most abundant cetacean around Iceland. They are usually shy but occasionally they come and play around the boats. They can be relatively hard to spot from a distance due to their size and their abundance depends entirely on the food availability of our shores since they are opportunistic feeders.