Whale diary

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    We sailed out in the wind and found 2 fast minke whales close to shore this morning. Sadly, they didn't reappear. In the afternoon, the sun came out and the wind decreased. It took a while, but we finally found a minke whale. Due to the very brief sightings, both tours issued complimentary tickets for a chance to try again another day!

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    We encountered 3 minke whales this morning and later another set of minke whales as well as 6 white-beaked dolphins. We set off under grey clouds this afternoon and came across an elusive minke whale and 5 white-beaked dolphins including a calf, but we decided to offer complimentary tickets due to the difficult sightings.

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    As soon as we left this morning we found a minke whale! Later we spotted it again with a second minke whale that came right up to the boat, and it even started to blow bubbles. In the afternoon we found a friendly minke whale! We also found a pod of relaxed and playful 9 white-beaked dolphins and then a second minke whale

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    Shortly after departure this morning, we were rewarded with a large pod of harbour porpoises, right outside the harbour. We then found 3 minke whales before it was time to head back! In the afternoon we found a total of 1 minke whale, two pods of lively 5-7 white-beaked dolphins and finally 2 quick moving humpback whales!

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    What a great day in our beautiful bay! Not long after leaving the harbour this morning, we saw a minke whale and a small pod of white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we again found a pod of white-beaked dolphins, 2 minke whales and a humpback whale, but due to the short lived sightings, we offered everyone complimentary tickets.

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    The ocean was incredibly calm and there was no wind - what a glorious day to go whale watching! In the morning we found pods of 7-20 white-beaked dolphins and we also spotted 10 minke whales. In the afternoon we again found a few pods of white-beaked dolphins, about 5-6 minke whales all close together and 2 humpback whales.

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    This morning we sailed into the bay and found no wildlife.. we started handing out complimentary tickets when we finally spotted a feeding minke whale! In the afternoon we found the feeding minke whale again! It was lunge feeding and would occasionally show some curiosity and come closer so we could have a better look!

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    This morning we sailed out of Reykjavík with clear skies, sun and calm sea. Right out of the harbour we spotted a pod of white-beaked dolphins and then we spotted a blow from a humpback whale. The sun was still out in the afternoon, but the wind had picked up a bit. We found about 25-30 very lively white-beaked dolphins!

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    This morning we found a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins, a humpback whale we were able to spend some time with, and eventually a glimpse of a minke whale on our side as well! In the afternoon we found a minke whale and then a humpback whale that surfaced multiple times and even showed us its beautiful fluke!

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    This morning we had blue skies and it almost felt like summer. We soon saw a blow of what could have been a minke whale (?), and later we did find a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we unfortunately did not see any marine mammals. Both tours ended up offering complimentary tickets due to the tricky sightings.

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    This morning we sailed out onto our gorgeous and sunny bay! We found about 6-9 white-beaked dolphins and a humpback whale, but due to the tricky sightings, we decided to offer complimentary tickets. In the afternoon, we found a humpback whale, and out of nowhere it breached before rapidly tail slapping! Amazing!

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    The first day of summer started with beautiful sunny skies and perfect sea conditions! After a while we saw a pod of 8-10 white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we again spotted a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins. We also found 2 humpback whales, one popping up beside us and the other diving beautifully in the distance.

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    Today the sea was flat as a lake! Not long after we left this morning, we saw 2 male orcas swimming around! We also found 2 minke whales and about 18 white-beaked dolphins! On the way back, we saw a humpback whale at the surface. In the afternoon we found a pod of about 6-8 white-beaked dolphins and 2 minke whales!

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    We set sail this morning with beautiful views and and no wind. Only 15 min later we spotted 3 harbour porpoises and not long after we saw a total of 5-6 minke whales and a pod of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we found a total of 5 minke whales  and on our way back we saw about 7-8 harbour porpoises!

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    On this gorgeous morning we and found a minke whale, a humpback whale and 3 harbour porpoises, but due to the difficult sightings, we offered all passengers complimentary tickets. This afternoon the sun was out and so were 2 humpback whales; one of which we were able to watch for a while doing multiple beautiful fluke dives!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
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    Due to unfavourable conditions, all our Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík have been cancelled today!
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    This morning we sailed into the bay and found 3 humpback whales swimming among the gannets, coming close to our boat. In the afternoon, we saw a humpback whale breach! We then found a second and third humpback whale, one of which was peduncle throwing, rolling and pec slapping only a few meters away from us!

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    This morning we saw a lot of puffins and soon found a lunge feeding humpback whale! We also found a minke whale before another humpback whale appeared! In the afternoon we saw a minke whale before finding 3 humpback whales, smelling of the fish they were eating! On our way back we even saw a 4th humpback whale!

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    We sailed out this morning in calm seas. We found a total of 8 humpbacks whales (maybe even more) and soon we also found 20 white-beaked dolphins feeding among them - we were so busy we almost missed out a minke whale passing behind us! In the afternoon we saw 4-5 humpback whales occasionally lunge feeding and rolling.

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    We started our morning spotting the many seabirds of the bay, including puffins, before we saw a humpback whale amongst them! Eventually we also found a minke whale passing by fast on our way home. In the afternoon we found several feeding humpback whales and had great close up encounters with at least 2 of them!