Northern Lights Diary

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Our tour was troubled by stubborn clouds and persistent winds. This did not discourage neither the crew nor our guests, as we head out of the harbour determined to go for some n

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     TOUR CANCELLED| at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions: S 10m/s 10°C

    Cloud Cover: Clouded

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     TOUR CANCELLED| at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions: SE 5m/s 8°C

    Cloud Cover: Clouded

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Northern lights are a moody phenomena, and unfortunatelly today they were not in the mood. The night was giving us good vibes, good ocean conditions, nice (and some people would even say warm) wea

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We did not even have time to put on our overalls, let alone leave the harbour and the lights were already shining so strongly that we could see them through the clouds!! The win

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey - The tour started with clouds and rain.. but the forecast said that the skies were gonna clear up and we went out in the cold night and hoped for the best. First we took a stop

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: What an incredible night! Clear skies with countless stars shining and next to no wind. Only five minutes into the tour, we already saw a light patch forming in the sky: Northern lights were start

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We headed out in the cold calm night with high hopes. The skies were clear and the forecast looked promissing. Not even a single cloud could be found and there were so many star

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Clear skies might mean colder temperatures, but that definitely is no bother because it also means great chances to see the northern lights. Besides, dressed in the warm overall

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: A calm and beautiful night to be out that ended up being just spectacular. Not only were we lucky to have northern lights starting faintly just underneath the big dipper as soon as we left land, b

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    Report from Eldey: The clouds were dispearsing as we were going out of the harbour,quite a good sign , as the cloud cover was quite persistaint throughout the day. What was also a happy circumstance for the cold night air to be not as cold as it can be, since there was no wind. We did't wait too

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a beautiful night as we sailed out, slightly cloudy but the clouds were quickly breaking apart revealing more and more sky. With a promising forecast for the activity and clearing skies, we were very optimist

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind and temperature were a reminder that winter has already arrived to Iceland. Weather conditions did not hinder this experience though. Northern lights are occasionally the cause of defraud

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: With tonights great forecast, no clouds and a KP of 4, we were so ready to go go gooooo!! Tripod and camera ready, we sailed out into a calm bay and off into the darkness. We began seeing a faint arch across the mag

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Even though the weather forecast was not so brilliant, we sailed out hoping there will be an opportunity for us if the cloud cover thins out a bit. We made a very nice tour around Videy island whe

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 1/9 

    Weather conditions: SE 13 m/s 4°C

    Cloud Cover:  Partly clouded

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: This is how we like our northern lights tours to start, with a faint light as soon as we leave the harbour that teased us for around 20 minutes and then lit up all above Esja. While the super bright lasted maybe 10

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The KP index for tonight was predicted to be considerably higher than last night and that was reason enough to get our hopes up for a the outcome of today's tour. The weather, the same as last nig

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: As we started our tour, a light snow had just passed us and clouds were beginning to lighten and break apart as time passed. Though it was rather wavy, we found shelter between islands and behind Mt Esja. It looke r

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: A cold evening to go hunting for northern lights so we wrapped up warm or stayed in the nice warm saloons with a hot chocolate and baileys we serve at the cafeteria on board hmmmm. We sailed out w