Whale diary

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We set out for the evening tour during really calm and even sunny weather. While searching for the humpback whales, that we saw on our tours earlier today, a group of 3 white-b

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    Tour status 9:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 17:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It was still a bit windy but still good to go out and spot some whales. Our first encounter of this tour were 2 harbour porpoises.

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    Tour status 9:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 17:00 : RUNNING 

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Once again we left the harbour in high spirits as we have seen the cetaceans on several tours, we were also hopeful for this one. Going out a

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind picked up a bit as we headed out the harbour, and it was accompanied by light drizzle at the beginning of the tour. Af

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We left the harbour under light drizzle and wind this afternoon. After about 45 minutes of sailing, we came across a pod of at least 7 white-beaked dolphins

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The condiions had not changed much and the visibility was still good for spotting animals. The first sighting was a min

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The evening was like traveling through a mirror, sea state was extremely calm so we had a lot of visibility in the bay. A good proof

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: A chilled out tour to end the day. Wind picked up a little and you could feel it on the way offshore, on the way home it was much

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out of Reykjavik under a partly cloudy but sunny sky, with light wind. After about 40 minutes of sailing we had a bri

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    Tour status: RUNNING 

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little bit, but the conditions where still good and we sailed out from Rey

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsulan: It was a nice ride! We started under shining sun, to went under total overcast and fog to end up with clear sky. There was a

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    Tours status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Let me tell you the story of a sneaky whale... So the wind had picked up a little regarding previous tours and we sailed out a

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It was bit more bumpy than in the morning but sunshine recompense all discomfort. Light and the sea and the landscape was beau

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The calm afternoon with little motion on the sea and very good visibility was a promising start. A couple of nm from the harbour we saw a spout in the distance, but after waiting for 15 min

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather was beautiful tonight! The tour began with a sighting of a humpback whale. The blow from this whale was so powerful it was easy to spot it from a great distance. Aft

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    Status Tour 9:00 and 13:00 and 17:00: CANCELLED

    Due to bad weather conditions, we do have to cancel the Whale Watching tour all day today. For more information please contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.

     

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: What a beautiful tour! The sea was wonderfully flat, the sun was shining and the wind not too strong. It wasn’t long until we found our first cetaceans, some beautiful white-beaked

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: By now we are all used to the overcast of clouds and and rain that has been following us for some time. It was a blessing it was not

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    Status : RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Sailing conditions were much better this evening, as there was no wind and sea surface was very calm. It was still overcast and at

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The trip from Reykjavik along the bay was quite enjoyable even though we were riding along persistent southeastern winds. We spotted a lot of marine birds along the trip, including puffins,