Northern Lights Diary

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: A lovely night to be outside not just to hunt the northern lights, but just for the beauty of the star filled sky we had. As we sailed out clouds broke apart and moved to the East, giving way to nothing but stars. S

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We had an overcast sky this evening but it was still a beautiful evening on the bay close to the Northern most Captial City in the world. We always try even when chances are slim, allowing passeng

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The night sky was clear as we sailed out. There was little bit of  wind at the beginning but as we got into a more sheltered area, the conditions were just ideal for observing northern lights. Stars were shinin

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Sailing out on this calm night we were delighted to see that the clouds were much less than forecasted. As time passed, more and more stars showed up and even star constellations like the plow/ big dipper could be s

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Despite the clouds lingering in the sky, we braved going out as we know with high clouds there is a chance the lights will show up underneath. And if you don't try, you won't see the lights. It was a calm night, so

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 4/9 

    Weather conditions: S 3m/s 6°C

    Cloud Cover: Partly Clouded

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Elday: We headed out from the harbour with not a lot of wind and a pretty warm night. The clouds were laying over Esja thick and in the way.. We had some gaps in the clouds with one or two stars but the luck was not with u

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey:  As we left the harbour, gaps in the clouds soon let our cameras get a glimpse at the activity of the northern lights tonight. The green shone through the clouds, unfortunately not visible by the bare eye. Sinc

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Once again the lights were seen as soon as we left the harbour and only got brighter, active and colourful as the night went on. The weather was also something to appriciate as its been very windy the last week but

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: This was one of those tours that you can't really describe and frankly don't have to. The Aurora Borealis was already visible from the harbour, but the real fun begun when we sail

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Evening glory! Very, very beautiful light show Mother Nature displayed over our heads tonight. As we were leaving Reykjavik we started to see some faded but persistent traces of the Northern Lights we were about to witness. And when t

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 5/9 

    Weather conditions: N 13m/s 9°C

    Cloud Cover: Fully&nbsp

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    No luck today. Icy night ahead of us, was quite promising with a night sky full of stars with Ursa Maior shining strong. Imaging peace tower was piercing the skies with its powerful majesty and we all were getting excited to see the a

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: There were some grumpy clouds up in the sky when we left the harbour, but they soon started to break apart, allowing us to enjoy the stars. The winds were not on our favour but we quickly took she

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Winter has come! It was an extremely cold night with some swell as well. The skies were clear at the beginning of the tour , but later became more cloudy. We managed however to see the northern li

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions: SW 9m/s 9°C

    Cloud Cover: Fully clou

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    Tour at 21:00

    Report from Eldey and Hafsúlan: The forcast did not look very good this evening but even though the chances seem slim, we always try. It actually turned out much better than expected with big gaps in the clouds, many stars

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey & Hafsulan: The night started out cloudy with very little wind as we sailed out from the Old Harbour. Regardless of the cloud coverage, we were very optimistic since the sky was ment to clear up according to the

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a beautiful night with absolute clear sky and barely any wind as we sailed out from the harbour . Stars were shining bright and the moon glared on the sea surface. Right

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a beautiful evening to be out on the ocean with the illumiation of the imagine peace tower, moon and their reflection on on the calm seas. It was very cloudy this evening