Whale diary

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We left Reykjavik Harbour, hopefully we would see the same wildlife we had seen on previous tours today. But this tour turned out to be a tricky

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up, compared to previous tours, as we sailed out in Faxafloí Bay from Reykjavik. After sailing for an hour

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: This day has been a long constant sunshine, and we couldn't be more grateful for it! The two previous tours have been filled wi

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out with some rain, but as it usually goes with Icelandic weather, it changed soon enough. The wind was quite harsh on the way out, but we didn't mind, we enjoyed the scenery. A

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: Still summer feeling on this tour even though the clouds were covering the sky in the meantime. After sailing for some time we spot

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The evening tour couldn't have been better. We had calm seas, no sign of wind and vast visibility. During previous tours we enjoyed fantastic sightings and this one wasn'

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Our tour was accompanied by some light rain, but winds were not very strong and sea conditions were calm, too. The first sighting of the tour was a pod of 3-5 harbour porpoises

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The winds were still very strong for the tour this afternoon and the sea was rather rough, but we had sunshine for most of the tour. We also stayed close to shore and our excellent cap

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    Tour status at 17:00 : CANCELLED Due to bad weather conditions, we are sorry to have to cancel the tour at 5 pm today. For more information contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000

    Tour at 13:00

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Another summer day at the bay. We started the tour by enjoying a very cheerfull group of 6 or 7 white-beaked dolphins that were delivering a hell of a show. They were no

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsulan: The weather was improving, even started to get some sunshine on this late afternoon tour. The sea was calm, so it was a real pleasure sailing out into the bay. Half way through the tour we spotted s

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsulan: And yet another beautiful day at sea finds its end! The wind had slightly picked up when we started our tour with some bird watching. After some time we spotted some dolphins jumping but unfortunate

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: With good good weather everything is good. So is seeing 4-5 minke whales from an enjoyable distance; 7-10 white-beaked dolphins lu

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    Tour at 09:00 and 13:00 and 17:00 : CANCELLED

    Due to strong winds we have unfortunately cancelled our 09:00 and 13:00 tour today. For more info please contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000

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    Tours at 17 and 19 : CANCELLED 

    Tours at 9, 10, 13 and 14: ON

    Tour at 14:00

    Report from from Eldey: Winds picked up this afternoon so we decided to take a different route to try and make the tour as comfort

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    Tours at 13, 14, 17 and 19 : CANCELLED 

    Tour at 10:00

    Report from Elding: We sailed out from Reykjavik, in a bit of wind. During the tour the wind picked up, and we ended up having a real viking experience in Faxaf

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Skruður: The wind we had experienced earlier today was practically gone by the time we left the harbour for this evening's tour. The sky was cloudy but the visibility was excellent, making it ideal conditions for spotting cetaceans. Barely 20 m

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    Tour status at 19:00 CANCELLED

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Flat seas and slight clouds made whale watching easy, but the whales were scarce. Finally one minke whale

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    Tour at 17:00 and 19:00: Canceled

    Tour at 14:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind picked up since the morning, so we went further north to be sheltered by mount Esja and Akrafjall, so

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The sea was looking like a mirror with a very romantic sunset as a background. Our tour was tagged with a few very challenging minke whales. The cr