Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sailing today was the smoothest that it has been in a long time, after days of rough sea it changed today and became very calm. It made for a very comfortable and relaxing journey out of Reykjavík as we headed toward Arkranes and then further offsho

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Both boats sailed from Grindavík today and the weather seemed to be better than the previous days had been. There was both blue sky and sunshine and although the sea showed some white caps it was actually smoother than it looked. The bird lif

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Today we decided to sail out from Reykjavík. As we headed out Faxaflói they bay was a bit windy but sea conditions were fine. The sky was pretty clear and we got an excellent look of the landscape around us. After a short sailing we saw a flock of North

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Today we started out by going to Grindavík for better sea conditions. Even so the sea was rather choppy even though there was very little wind. We sailed along the south side of the Reykjanes peninsula. We started by going to the east but we saw no sign

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed from Grindavík again today, the weather had looked a little worse but we weren´t deterred! We set sail and at first the sea was looking okay, there was movement but nothing to be bothered about. Later on the tour became much more exciting, it

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Today was a day that was definitely worth remembering! We sailed from Grindavík on the south coast, the weather was looking excellent. The sky was blue, the sun was out and the sea was calm. It only took around an hour before we spotted our f

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavík today and were hoping to see the dolphins from yesterday. We sailed to the area where we last saw them and they all seemed to be gone. However, there were many birds around and the bay was lively. We continued our sailing al

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out of Hafnarfjordur today in hopes of good weather and nice sea conditions. We were in luck since the ocean was smooth when we sailed out and we went to the west along the Reykjanes peninsula. On our way back east we sailed further off shore

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    Unfortunately due to unfavourable weather conditions the whale watching tour today has been cancelled. Please call +354 519 5000, send an email to elding@elding.is or stop by our office for more information.

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    Tour at 1300

    Report from Elding: Since the weather was rough today in Reykjavík we decided to go out from Grindavík instead. This decision turned out to be a good one. After only about 15 minutes of sailing we found a family of Orca (Killer Whales). There were two males, showing of their

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was mostly very good today, at the start of the tour the sun was even shining! The sea was quite calm and when we sailed with the wind it was very relaxing. We sailed from Reykjavík past Viðey and toward Akranes, after that we headed offshor

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavik in beautiful weather. Overcast but dry skies and of course the beautiful snow capped mountains. Unfortunately, the weather took a bit of a down turn when further out in the bay when the rain started but some of our passenger

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We had a very windy day today. We sailed out from Hafnarfjordur and went west along the Reykjanes peninsula. On our way out we sailed into the wind. What started out as rain soon turned into snow. It started snowing heavily and it was like christmas all

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Today we sailed out from the harbour of Sandgerði. The sea conditions were good even though the wind was blowing a little bit. Almost as soon as we came out of the harbour we  spotted a few Harbour porpoises in front of us. When we stopped the boat they

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather today was absolutely perfect, the Sun made its first appearance for a long time and the sea was almost glassy it was so still. To top it off there was barely any wind, it was actually quite warm! We sailed from Keflavík and moved along the R

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sailing today was very pleasant, the sea was almost glassy still and there wasn´t much movement in the waves. For most of the tour there wasn´t even any wind, it made for a very relaxing tour. We sailed from Reykjavík and headed along the Reykanes p

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We had a lovely sailing today. The fog from yesterday had lifted and the sea was very smooth. We went out from Reykjavík harbour and sailed past Whale-fjord and towards Akrafjall. Even though we did notice a few small flocks of feeding birds in the area

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The sailing was very smooth today, there wasn´t much movement in the waves and there was a refreshing light shower of rain. We sailed from Reykjavík, past the islands of Akurey and Engey and out into the bay. The good weather allowed us to sa