Whale diary

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The sailing today was extremely smooth, the sea was very calm and the waves were never high. Though we had an overcast sky and had some rain it never really bothered the smooth sailing. We sailed from Reykjavík harbour and straight out into the middle o

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather today was perfect, after a few days of cancelled tours it was the perfect response. The sun was high and the sky was blue and you could see almost the entire bay! We left from Reykjavík harbour and headed towards Arkranes, we then followed t

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    Unfortunately we are unable to run the whale watching tour today due to strong winds in the bay area. Please call +354 519 5000, send us an email elding@elding.is or stop by our office for more information.

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was near perfect today, the skies were blue, the sun was up and the sea was calm. And after some overnight snow the surrounding mountains were completely white. We left from Hafnafjörður and followed the Reykanes peninsula all the way to the

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    Report from Hafsúlan: There was some very nice sailing on the boat today, the sea was mostly very calm especially at the end of the tour. We sailed from Reykjavík and headed south towards the Reykjanes peninsula, we then followed the peninsula before turning back and finish

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    Report from Hafsúlan: There was very nice sailing today, the sun was shining and the sea was calm for most of the tour although toward the end the wind and waves picked up. We sailed from Reykjavík past the islands offshore and towards Akranes, from there we sailed along the

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    Unfortunately we are forced to cancel the whale watching tour today due to unfavourable weather conditions at sea. Please stop by our office, give us a call (+354 519 5000) or send us an email (elding@elding.is) for more information.

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had calmed down a little today but it definitely felt a lot colder. Everyone made use of the overalls we provide free of charge to keep warm and dry from the occasional splash we got. We once again sailed from the old harbour of Reykjavik North

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    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: We sailed out with two boats today as we had just over 200 passengers joined us for today´s adventure. We started out of Reykjavík old harbour and sailed past the two islands of Engey and Viðey towards the town of Akranes, trying the keep the

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    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Well it was the last whale watching tour of 2013. We sailed out from Reykjavik with two boats which held the many passengers whom decided to join us on the calm weather day. Calmest wind we have perhaps had throughout December. It was another

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Hafnafjörður (town of the elves) into better sea conditions, making the tour as smooth and comfortable as possible. We sailed close to the coast along the Reykjanes Peninsula. The first cetaceans we saw were White-beaked Dolphins, at

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    Report from Elding and Hafsúlan: Today we sailed out on two boats from Hafnarfjörður harbour. We headed out of the harbour and sailed west with the wind. Our sail out was rather windy but not to choppy. Not long after we left the harbour Elding spotted a pod of Harbour Porpo

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    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: We had a large amount of tourists joining us on todays tour, so much so that we had to take two of our boats out. We sailed from Grindavík today as it was forecasted and observed that the sea conditions would be better from there, getting she