Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We were greeted with calm seas this late afternoon and even lucky enough to catch some dazzling rays of sunshine through the clouds. Our tour began with sightings of harbour porpoises and a great amount of bird activity

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather continued in very good conditions. The sea was smooth and calm, it seems like perfect spotting conditions. The emotion began when about an hour after our departure a solitary minke whale

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We decided to sail towards the areas where we had seen the minke whales on our earlier tours. On the way there we felt that it was getting colder and our overalls came to a good use in the blowing wind. When we reached the areas where we

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The cloud had cleared a little bit when we headed out on the evening tour. Again the big swells gave us an adventure ride out and we searched for a long time again before we found anything on the tour. It was some passengers at the back

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: With the good sensations we get from the two first tours, we went off to the sea full of high hopes. The sun started to shine again and the sea remained calm and smooth. About 40 minutes after our departure, we saw in the distance sev

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Another glorious tour, with sunshine and hardly any wind. Our whale sighting started fairly soon with blows from two different humpback whales spotted on the horizon. We got very good sightings of this speci

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: What an evening. The whole day has been absolutely incredible and this tour did not disapoint either. On the way out we saw many seabirds including the Atlantic puffin that everyone is always excited to see. After 40 minutes of sailing w

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather didn't change much from the afternoon. This time we tried to sail more north in hope to find more cetaceans there. It felt cold when we sailed up into the wind that was blowing hard from north. After we passed the town Akrane

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up since the 13.00 o'clock tour and it had gotten colder as well. At the beginning of this tour there weren't that many waves, but it all started to change after a couple of hours, when the sea started to get a lit

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to cancell all our whale watching tours today (9am, 1pm, 5pm) .

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    Tour at 17:00 CANCELLED

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather and sea conditions were still difficult in the afternoon as we left the harbour. We stayed close to the northern coast of the bay to protect ourselves from the strong

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Due to strong winds and storm warnings, we will not be operating our whale watching tours today (at 9:00, 13:00 and 17:00). Please contact our ticket sales team to reschedule your

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather has gotten bad since the last tour. The wind has increased and mostly all of the sky was covered by dark clouds. We had also some slightly rain now and then. The first two hours of the tour passed without any kind of sight

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather and sea conditions remained optimum for our last tour of the day. Quite soon after leaving the harbour we came across a young harbour seal. The seal was both curious and inquisitive and stared at us for a lon

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had gone down a little bit and the sea conditions were better than this morning but there was more cloud coverage and colder as well. We made good use of the complimentary overalls onboard, keeping us warm. We saw a lot of

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    ​Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey and Hafsúlan: It was getting calmer but it still felt really windy on the way out when we sailed up into the wind. We headed right away towards the area where we had seen the humpback on the morning tour. Eldey and Hafsúlan split up to s

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little bit this afternoon when we headed out. We went directly to the same area where the whales had been in the morning. We searched for a while without any luck. After a while we saw huge splashes not so far aw

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind was even getting stronger and the sea more rocky. When we got to the area where we had the sightings on the morning tour. There were still a lot of birds in the area but not as many as on the morning. This looked promising with the birdlife as i

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weak winds and perfect sea condition continued on the afternoon tour, that also got lovely sunshine during the whole tour. So the conditions for whale watching were perfect and we all could enjoy the smooth sailing out to the "hot sp

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Weather was even warmer than this morning when we began our afternoon tour. Overalls were not needed, it felt like a summer day ! In the continuity of the 09:00 tour, it was not long before we spotted our first individuals, the frenzy ha