Whale diary

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    • ALL TOURS ON SCHEDULE

    In the morning we had encounters with a pod of about 30 playful white-beaked dolphins as well as a minke whale and in the afternoon we also saw a minke whale in addition to a humpback whale!

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    We sailed into the bay while the sun was creeping through the clouds. On both Classic tours today we managed to spot minke whales and an active pod of white-beaked dolphins that were jumping out of the water right in front of us!

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    Due to weather, we were only able to sail at 09:00 today. While we explored many areas, unfortunately the animals appeared to be further out in the bay today, so we decided to give out complimentary tickets!

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    • ALL TOURS ON SCHEDULE

    We sailed out of the bay in this cold but beautiful conditions. Off the bat, we encountered several harbour porpoises, a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins (including 2 calves) before we came upon 4 minke whales.

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    We sailed out and as we did the wind picked up a little. We didn't have to look for long when we found 3 pods of 15 white beaked dolphins and a bit further out we saw 5 minke whales, in one spot!

     

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    Today we sailed into the bay, eager to see what it had in store for us. We spotted 5 white-beaked dolphins,  4 harbour porpoises, 1 minke whale and then a bigger blow in the distance - a breaching humpback whale we know as NEILA!

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    • ALL TOURS ON SCHEDULE

    We sailed into the bay with very good visibility. We saw a pod of harbour porpoises just outside the port, then a humpback whale, several white-beaked dolphins and at least 3 minke whales all in the same area.

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    • ALL TOURS ON SCHEDULE

    On today's chilly but beautiful day, our encounters included several harbour porpoises, 2 minke whales curiously cruising by and under our boat and a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins playfully bow riding for several minutes!

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    • ALL TOURS ON SCHEDULE

    We encountered a minke whale, quite an active pod of white-beaked dolphins and some harbour porpoises on today's adventures in Faxaflói bay!

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    Due to weather, we were only able to sail at 09:00 and 13:00 today. We encountered about 4 minke whales in the morning but despite our best efforts, we were unable to find any wildlife in the afternoon and therefore issued complimentary tickets!

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions and rough seas, we have decided to CANCEL all our tours today!

     

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    The morning started out quite interesting with a minke whale close to the harbour (and several more sightings throughout the day), a few pods of harbour porpoises and about 20+ white-beaked dolphins in all! We also saw a huge cluster of moon jellyfish!

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    Today we had the opportunity to encounter several elusive minke whales, a few harbour porpoises and some playful white-beaked dolphins. One tour unfortunately had no success and passengers were offered complimentary tickets.

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    After a few day's of rough weather conditions, we were finally able to sail out at 09:00 and 13:00! Today we saw a minke whale, some white-beaked dolphins and a brief encounter with 2 harbour porpoises, in addition to a humpback whale we encountered in the afternoon!

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to continuing rough weather and unfavourable conditions in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all our whale watching tours today!

     

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we decided to CANCEL all our tours today and hope for better conditions in the bay in the coming days!

     

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to rough weather at sea, we have decided to keep our boats safe at shore and CANCEL all our tours today!

     

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    Due to unfavourable weather, we were only able to sail at 09:00 today. We explored many areas and kept on touch with other boats, however we were unable to find any wildlife today and therefore decided to give out complimentary tickets!

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    On this gloomy Thursday, we sailed into the bay in search for wildlife. We saw about 6 minke whales, roughly 7 white-beaked dolphins and a few harbour porpoises. All in all, a great day at sea!

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    Today's weather was a bit moody, but we sailed into the bay and managed to find 10-20 harbour porpoises, a few minke whales and about 8 white beaked dolphins!