As we travelled out on two boats, we spotted a blow around Viðey island, and then another one! We still had the same 2 humpback whales that we have been seeing in the last couple of days. One of the whales (Calamity) breached right in front of us while the second whale (Ekki) popped up close to us while lunge feeding! Incredible sightings for each boat!
This evening we sailed out with high hopes as the sky looked promising. As soon as we left the harbour we already saw some green! The northern lights can be fickle, but there was a point that they got stronger and the whole boat was green!
Before the tour, we could see many stars at the sky and we were happy that it wasn't as cloudy as we thought it would be. But we got even happier when we started the tour and we already had northern lights in the sky! What an amazing night!
We went behind the islands close to Reykjavík to see if the 2 humpback whales from the last days were still there. Luckily, they were! One was frequently lunge feeding showing us its big rostrum and filled mouth and after feeding a bit, it seemed like one of them took a break to poop, right in front of us! We then spotted 2-3 grey seals and 2-3 harbour porpoises as well!
The sea was calm with some eastern wind. The same humpback whales from last few days were still there swimming and feeding separately. We stayed for about half an hour with each of them. One of them was very unpredictable, changing directions very often and the other one went for short 4-5 minutes dives, but showing its beautiful fluke!
We went near Esja and patiently waited while listening to rock classics from the 60s, but unfortunately no lights appeared. We went back to the harbour and gave our passengers complimentary tickets. Hopefully next time we will be luckier!
The first tour of 2024 was quite a success! Just after leaving the harbour we saw a big blow from a humpback whale. Whilst this sighting was going on and throughout the rest of the tour we saw many grey seals. We then moved around the coastline and found another humpback whale close to Reykjavik and on the way back we found 3 quick moving harbour porpoises!
This evening we were hopeful due to the promising forecast! We could see stars and a green hue through the cameras. Our patience was really tested but also rewarded, as we could see beautiful northern lights through gaps in the clouds!
We sailed into the bay one last time in 2023. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the sea was calm. We soon spotted a grey seal swimming by and a few moments later we also saw a couple of harbour porpoises. Soon we spotted a big blow in the distance which turned out to be 2 humpback whales which we got a good look at. What a great way to end the year!
