Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Sailing out on a sunny and calm day like this was a delight by itself. It was a bit of a unique tour because we decided to sail towards Keflavik, the place where humpback whales have b

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind stopped and it started to be a warm and beautiful afternoon. The visibility was awesome, allowing us great views over the landscape around Faxafloi. Still excited from the morning

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind was still blowing strong this afternoon so we adopted the same strategy than this morning: following the coastline from Reykjavik to Akranes, then going down to the whale watching

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: With the temperatures slowly rising to a positive zero and a full boat of people, we bravely sailed to the middle of the Faxafloi bay to try our luck on the afternoon tour. The sun made us

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The interesting spring snow continued to fall as we sail out for the second time this day. The snow storm at the beginning of our tour made it quite hard to spot anything that wasn't very c

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We started afternoon cruise with similar condition like in the morning. It was cloudy but sea was mostly calm. After an hour cold wind started to blow in our faces, breaking tops

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We were still having a taste of summer this afternoon! The wind was still inputting some cold, but calm sea and clear sky made for a pleasant journey out in Faxafloi. About half an hou

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The heavy fog had gone, the sun came out and we were really looking forward to sail out on the flat sea. It shouldn't be too difficult in this conditions to spot some cetaceans; or maybe no

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey and Hafsulan: What a lovely afternoon that we have had in both of our boats. The sea state was incredible flat and visibility was so vast that Snaefelsjokul was visib

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    Status Tour 9:00 and 13:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Wind picked-up this afternoon giving us some glimpses from the cold wind coming from the north. As we were sailing, we could contemplate Faxafloi in i

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    Tour at 13:00: RUNNING 

    Report from Eldey: The weather had much improved to yesterday and even today morning. We sailed out towards south to be more sheltered from the wind along the coast. After around 30 minutes we spotted our first 2 harbour po

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

    Due to stormy winds and unfavourable sea conditions, we do have to cancel all Whale Watching tours today. For more information please contact us by e-mail elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000. 

     

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: This afternoon we sailed smoothly along Faxafloi. The sky was completely overcast but seastate was almost perfect to spot animals as the visibility was vast and waves were alm

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: During our afternoon tour weather conditions changed a bit, with more cloud cover meaning that spotting cetaceans was easier and indeed it was. We sailed ve

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Conditions were perfect this afternoon. A really good weather plus great sea conditions were waiting for us in Faxafloi. We could see very far away, even some airplanes l

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Although the wind increased a little bit, we nonetheless enjoyed most of our afternoon tour under the sun! This made a good backgrou

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The interchangeable weather did not dampen our spirits as we sailed out of Reykjavik this afternoon. As the previous tour had a sighting close to Grotta lighthouse we decided to head straig

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    Status Tour 9:00 and 13:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsulan: The wind speed had increased from the mornings tour, creating small wind driven waves. These waves were not an issue however, as we headed in the same direction for t

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: What an amazing afternoon trip that we have had. The sailing experience was great, with flat sea or "mirror sea state" and the visibility was extraordinary. Lots of

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    Tour at 9:00 and 13:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather and sea conditions were good as on the morning tour, the sky opened a little and the sun reminded us of the beginning spring. We sailed with the wind on our back towa