Whale diary

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    Report from Hafsúlan: Our morning gave us some success but we´re always on the hunt for that little extra here at Elding! Our special factor for this afternoon was that for a very long time during the tour we were constantly surrounded by diving Northern Gannets, they were d

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    Report from Hafsúlan: We had a successful morning and the weather was still excellent, the mood was perfect as we sailed from Reykjavík this afternoon. This afternoon it took us a little longer to find our first species but it was worth it, after around 45 minutes we found o

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    Report from Hafsúlan: What an afternoon! The conditions for whale watching were perfect! The sun was shining and the sea was very calm. The visability was very good as well. We started by seeing few Harbour Porpoises on our way out. When we got further out we spotted few Min

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    Report from Hafsúlan: For the afternoon tour the wind had died down, but was unfortunately replaced by light rain after we had left the harbour. But after only about 30 minutes of sailing we saw our first pod of Harbour Porpoises. As we sailed further we kept finding new pod

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather had lightened over the afternoon. Here and there the sun came out to play as the vessel headed out to Flaxaflói Bay. In comparison to the morning many flocks of seabirds had started forming, extensively feeding at the surface. Following thos

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    Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon the sea condition was even milder than in the morning. We sailed out far to the Southwest, hoping to see Happy, the Minke Whale from this morning, again at the previous site. While we were searching out the resting and feeding bird floc

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    Report from Hafsúlan: This afternoon we headed out in even calmer conditions. Less wind and higher temperatures made this whale watching trip even more enjoyable. Initially, we waited for quite some time until we got sight of a Minke Whale heading towards Akranes. The indivi

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    Report from Hafsúlan: Though at the beginning of the tour we had to endure some rain it quickly cleared and the sun made a few appearances, good old unpredictable Icelandic weather. But the sea was still very calm and our sailing was nothing but smooth. And this afternoon we

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    Report from Hafsúlan: A continuation of the mornings weather meant that once again we had the perfect conditions for whale watching. And the success from the morning meant we were even more confident. We sailed out into the area where we had seen whales in the morning but co

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The sun was still shining this lovely afternoon. With a full boat we sailed out to the same areas we were this morning. We did not have to wait for long to see small pod of Harbour Porpoises. They were swimming next to us for few seconds before heading

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    Report from Elding, Elding II and Skrúður: The weather today was absolutely perfect, the sea was still and the wind could barely be felt. The sun was shining too, it was actually warm today! Add the great weather to the four species we got to see this afternoon and we have a

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    Report from Elding: With the sun at our backs we sailed forth from Reykjavík hoping to have another successful tour as the morning had been. When we had been sailing for just over 30 minutes we came across a pod of 10-15 Harbour Porpoise that were actually fun to watch! They

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    Report from Elding and Elding II: Once again the weather was wonderful, sea conditions best it could get. A slight chilly breeze from the North but warm enough that most passengers didn´t use our free overalls. We sailed west and soon saw lots of splashes, Dolphins! White-be

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    Report from Elding: As we ended the last tour in Hafnafjörður we sailed again from this port, it was a good thing we did as the wind was much less as we sailed out along the Reykjanes peninsula. We were surrounded by a mist along the way which gave everything a mysterious fe

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The success of the morning gave us a great idea of where we should go to find more whales. But we were surprised by seeing a Humpback Whale after only 30 minutes, in the morning the humpbacks we saw were just resting but this whale was much more active.

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    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: again we went out from Keflavik with two boats. As we headed out from the harbour it was snowing and the visability not at it's best. We searched for about 20-30 minutes and all of a sudden it stopped snowing and a blow was spotted. It was a

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    Tour at 13:00Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: We took two boat out this afternoon and decided to go out from the harbour in Keflavík because of more favourable sea conditions there. As we sailed out from the harbour we could see that the area was crowded with bird life, Northern Gannets flew aro

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    Report from Hafsúlan: Following on from the morning tour would always have been a difficult thing to accomplish, in the afternoon we found two different species. And they were the two species that give us the most entertaining tours, the White-Beaked Dolphins and a Humpback