This morning, the weather was nice and the sea was flat. We found 2 humpback whales early on and lots of seals were hanging out on the rocks nearby. In the afternoon, we again found the 2 humpback whales nearby, Banana and its friend! Among them were plenty of sea birds and at least 10 grey seals feeding at the same time! Such a great day at sea!
The forecast was optimistic, with gaps in the clouds and a good activity level. We started to see signs of northern lights, but unfortunately, they remained shy, so we offered our passengers complimentary tickets to try again another night for free!
The sea was flat this morning as we admired the orange sunrise behind the mountains. Then, we spotted our 2 familiar humpback whales, as we had fun being surrounded by at least 5 grey seals. In the afternoon it didn't take long until we spotted a lone humpback whale, before finding its friend a little later. We also saw about 5-10 harbour- and grey seals.
We left the harbour full of hope and sailed into the darkness of the bay and - BINGO - the northern lights were already waiting for us! There was a green arch that multiplied into at least 5 strands, taking up the whole sky and dancing above us!
This morning, we had beautiful calm seas. After passing Viðey, we saw 2 blows in the distance, and as we got closer we saw it was the same 2 humpback whales we have been seeing for a while now. They were logging right next to Viðey island On our way home we saw 2 grey seals. In the afternoon we also encountered the 2 humpback whales from before.
The night was amazing and there were plenty of stars above our heads as we sailed out. The northern lights began to show themselves at the top of mt. Esja and soon appeared in several arches in the sky. A true spectacle of what Mother Nature can offer.
With a Kp index of 4/9 and some gaps in the sky, we admired the city on our way out, mesmerised by the Winter Lights Festival at Hallgrímskirkja church. We had high hopes for the night, but unfortunately we ended up issuing complimentary tickets.
We went out with flat seas and no wind this morning. Just 15 minutes in the tour, we found 2 humpback whales, and one of them did a spy hop and a breach out of nowhere. We also saw around 15 harbour porpoises! In the afternoon we quickly found the same 2 humpback whales, as well as 6-8 harbour seals, and a lone common dolphin from the previous days!
We sailed out this morning towards a beautiful sunrise and flat seas. We saw our familiar 2 humpback whales, lunging multiple times and even playfully rolling. In the afternoon, we again found our 2 resident humpback whales, along with grey seals and the first minke whale of the year! We were also surprised to see a common dolphin right outside the harbour!
The sky was full of stars, and we could see several constellations and a few shooting stars. We could see a bit of a glow above mt. Esja through our cameras, but never with our eyes. Since the auroras didn't show themselves, we issued complimentary tickets.