We managed to see northern lights just when we were on our way back to the harbour, but because the sighting was very short, we decided to offer all our passengers complimentary tickets so they can come again!
We very quickly found a humpback whale (Frodo) and 2-3 harbour porpoises on the morning tour. In the afternoon spotted a humpback whale (Frodo) before being surprised by a minke whale surfacing close by our boat! We then found a pod of 10-12 feeding white-beaked dolphins, with 2 little calves! Very impressive tour!
Already on the way out, we spotted some northern lights behind the clouds. Through the gaps the lights got brighter and brighter and were directly above us. The whole sky was now green and it was dancing in pink as well!
We left the marina in the morning as the conditions had improved significantly from the evening before. 15 minutes into the tour we found a humpback whale (Frodo) doing several rolls that left everybody impressed. In the afternoon we found a humpback whale (Frodo) doing amazing fluke dives and even a peduncle throw!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
After some 20 minutes fighting the wind this morning, we saw a humpback whale (Frodo) feeding. It eventually came super close to our boat and even pooped, leaving a smelly trail on the surface.. In the afternoon we encountered a humpback whale (Frodo) just 10 minutes into the tour and stayed with it for a good little while.
We found a humpback whale (Frodo) feeding very actively this morning and soon found a second humpback whale (Pongo), going for beautiful fluke dives. In the afternoon we sailed to our usual hotspot, but found no cetaceans. We continued further and saw 3 harbour porpoises and then found a humpback whale (Frodo)!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
Conditions in Iceland change very quickly, so we were hopeful as we sailed out under the clouds! The sky cleared up towards the end of the tour, but we ran out of time and gave complimentary tickets to all passengers!
Our first encounter of the day was within 10min - it was a humpback whale (Frodo) and a pod of 5 harbour porpoises passing by. Not far we found another humpback whale (Pongo)! In the afternoon it again took only 10min to find a humpback whale (Frodo) that later breached twice and came extremely close to our boat!