Report from Elding We started our tour by visiting Akurey (Puffin Island) and saw many Puffins flying around the island and sitting on the water near. Then we headed out offshore and soon came across a small pod of White-beaked Dolphins (6-8 individuals). They had a juvenile
The weather was still really good and the sun even started shining :) We stopped at the puffin island on our way out on the bay and then we headed further out. First we saw several Harbour porpoises and also a Minke whale. This Minke was a very nice sighting for us, because
The weather wasn´t so great for this tour. It was starting to rain slightly and a little foggy. The sea was a bit choppy also. We started by visiting Akurey and saw a lot of Puffins as well as Eider Ducks and Gulls. Then we headed offshore, we first came across a pod of Harb
The weather changed a little bit this tour. We started the trip in Akurey, the Puffin island and then we sailed in to a creamy fog. We only could see 80 m. around the boat. Soon we spotted a small group of Harbour Porpoises, a nice group, surfacing a few times. Then we heade
The weather was even nicer during this tour. We started the tour again by stopping by Akurey the Puffin colony. And then we headed out. During the tour we had so many Harbour Porpoises all over the place really nice. We also had many Minke Whales on this tour most of them w
After sailing for about 30 minutes we first spotted a Pod of Harbour Porpoises and while we were looking at them a Minke Whale came up right next to them. We stayed in the area for a little while and there were at least 2 more Minke Whales there and loads of Harbour Porpoise
The wind looked as though it picked up a little in this tour but some of the passengers seemed to be enjoying the swells and at the end of the tour became professionals at stabling themselves in rough sea and enjoying the ride. Again it took us a little while to spot the wha
The weather conditions were about the same as we heading offshore. We came to an area where there were a Minke Whale but this Minke was quite elusive. We then suddenly found ourselves surrounded by Harbour Porpoises leaping out of the water and surfing the waves. We seemed t
After sailing for 45 minutes we spotted a small and shy group of Harbour Porpoises which dove away. Then we saw a blow from a Minke Whale further out. When we got closer we saw there were allot of birds in the area, feeding on Sand eels. We could even see the Sand eels in th
We headed straight towards the area where we had the sightings earlier today. Not many birds on the way over there and when we got to the area we sadly didn't find any whales. The sea conditions were pretty much the same and very had to search. Finally we got to an area wher
The swell had gone a lot down since this morning. After sailing for about 40 minutes a crew member spotted a blow from a whale, but it most likely went for a deeper dive since we didn't spot it again. Really close to where the blow was we spotted a flock of feeding birds so
The wind picked up slightly but it was still very sunny. We headed offshore onboard Elding and saw a couple of pods of Harbour Porpoises on our way offshore. It seemed to take ages to find anything except birds in Faxaflói on this tour. But when our hopes were starting to di
The sun definitely came out for the afternoon tour, absolutely gorgeous. Sea was also still flat calm and the visibility was just perfect. We first came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises but they weren´t very interactive so we left them to it and went on our way. We sa
The weather was even better during this tour than the one before. We sailed straight to the area where we had the sightings on the tour before but there were not as many birds there and no whales. We then sailed a bit further out and on the way there we spotted some Harbour
We were going to start this tour by stopping by the Puffin colony in Akurey and on the way over there we spotted few Harbour Porpoises, we then went close to Akurey to look at the Puffins, by the Island we also spotted some Eider Ducks and Black-Backed Gulls. We then headed
The weather stayed similar for the afternoon tour. We started the tour by stopping by Akurey, one of two Puffing colonies here close to Reykjavík. We then headed out. While we were searching we spotted a lot of birds again, we spotted the same birds plus a few Shearwaters, t
As we went out again after lunch there was absolutely no wind. Visibility was strange. It was almost impossible to distinguish between the calm mirror like sea and the gray foggy sky. We encountered the first cetaceans, White-beaked dolphins, quite soon. It was a group of 6-
The afternoon was somewhat like the morning, with the poor visibility (about 100m) so it took us a while before we saw anything. A while later in the tour a Harbour Porpoise leaped out of the water just in front of the vessel probably making sure we could see him. He led us
The weather in Reykjavík was beautiful when we left but like we know, it's not always the same when you get out to Faxaflói bay. But we went in hope to see something nice. The fog was even heavier on this tour then this morning. It was so peaceful and for a while you could o
We headed straight out to the area where we had the sightings this morning. When we got to the area we quickly spotted a Minke Whale. We probably spotted about 3-4 different individuals but they were very anti-social on this tour. Most likely they were travelling since they
