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• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

Tonight, the KP index was a 3/9, and before we even sailed out of the harbour we could already see northern lights! At one point they were fading, but the sky gave us bright stars, constellations, and a very long and visibly burning shooting star as compensation.

We were lucky to find a humpback whale right as we left the harbour on this sunny but windy day. We got a good look at it searching for food and fluke diving. We then went for a cruise around the islands and found a total of 4 grey and harbour seals that were curiously looking at us. Then, we also got a glimpse at a small pod of 5 shy harbour porpoises.

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have decided to cancel the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!

We had strong northerly winds today, making it fairly rocky on board. After only 5 minutes of sailing, we saw a blow and spotted a humpback whale! It was busy feeding and moved quite quickly, and eventually it lunged at the surface! After a while, just as we were about to move on, it then decided to breach five times! We also saw 2 harbour seals bottling at the surface.

It was another beautiful winter's day in Reykjavík with clear blue skies and flat calm seas. As soon as we left the harbour, we spotted one of our resident humpback whales for the winter, Banana, who did a full breach out of the water! We then saw about 16 grey- and harbour seals in all as well, with some resting on ice floats and others feeding!

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

With tonight's forecast, we were optimistic and left the harbour already seeing the northern lights above us. There was a large green arch that stretched over from mt. Esja that grew, and we saw not only green auroras but also purple and even red!

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

The northern lights were out in full force as we left the harbour. Amazing dancing arches and loops all over the sky. It was just amazing. For a short time the intensity decreased but then they came back and allowed for more awesome pictures.

It was cold today, but we almost had no wind and the sea was flat and calm. We found 2 humpback whales near Lundey and were greeted with one of them breaching twice! After this great start we spend some time with them before we went for a little cruise around the islands. There we found a large group of 10+ grey- and harbour seals hunting together.

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

We were lucky to have a clear and dark sky as we went out. The northern lights were visible right as we left the harbour, so we got good opportunities for great pictures. For around an hour we enjoyed the spectacle until it started to fade away.

The sea was very calm as we sailed out and the sun was shining over Reykjavík. It only took about 5 minutes until we spotted a humpback whale! As we moved on, we found 2 more humpback whales! We also found some grey seals that would pop up from time to time and at least 2 harbour porpoises as we sailed back home! It was a marvellous afternoon at sea.

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

With clear skies and bright stars, we headed out with high hopes. The Kp index was 2/9, meaning the aurora oval should happen over Iceland.. and sure enough, we started seeing faint northern lights above the bay that just got brighter and brighter! 

With a bit of Icelandic winter wind, we grabbed a hot chocolate and bundled up. Right as we were leaving the harbour, we spotted the blows of 2 humpback whales! They surfaced very close to the boat, and it was wonderful to see their bodies through the water. Along our route we also spotted 2 harbour porpoises before seeing another solitary humpback whale!

• NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00

We had only just left the harbour when we saw a faint northern lights display. A long arch stretched across the sky, multiplying and even turning red. The skies were very clear, so we could see plenty of stars and soon the auroras picked up in intensity!

With the sun casting a pink glow in the sky, we bundled up and set sail. Just as we were pulling out of the harbour, we spotted the blow of 1 humpback whale! It was erratically lunge feeding and surfacing all around our boat, keeping us on our toes. We sailed further and soon found a pair of humpback whales that have been wintering nearby, Banana and Radar!