After some sailing this morning we spotted a blow and went to investigate. It turned out to be a humpback whale! In the afternoon we also found a humpback whale (temporarily named Spooky for Halloween, but also as it often appears and changes direction) and later we also spotted a pod of 12 white-beaked dolphins.
As soon as we left the harbour we could already see the northern lights. There was a huge green arch in the sky. These lights changed in shape and brightness throughout the night but they never left our side. As forecasted, there were no clouds so this also gave us a great view of the stars and moon. On our way back we also had a look at the Imagine Peace Tower.
We sailed out onto a very sunny Faxaflói bay this morning and after about an hour of sailing we spotted 3 blows! We got a little closer and deduced that these blows belonged to 3 different humpback whales! This afternoon we saw 3-5 harbour porpoises, a minke whale and finally humpback whale!
We sailed out under a night with a few clouds but still stars visible. Barely a few minutes in the sail a few green northern lights appeared as an arch on the right side of the boat. They got stronger in color through the clouds and finally we saw a a stronger coloured green arch that spread to a good portion of the sky.
Soon after we left the harbour this morning, we saw a pod of 15 white-beaked dolphins with a calf amongst them! We then spotted a minke whale and a humpback whale, the same individual from yesterday and then two more further out. In the afternoon we saw 2 pods of harbour porpoises close to the harbour and a lot of white-beaked dolphins. Then we found a humpback whale and a minke whale!
Before out tour even started we could see the partial lunar eclipse which was so cool. A bright moon is usually not a good combination to watch the auroras, but this time the northern lights were strong enough to pierce through the moonlight. We took awesome pictures of the lights dancing, the moon and the Imagine Peace Tower together.
We saw about 4-5 white-beaked dolphins this morning, then at least two humpback whales, beautifully showing its fluke as well as a minke whale. In the afternoon we went to a similar area and quite quickly found one of the humpback whales from this morning as well as 3 white-beaked dolphins appeared jumping in big splashes.
As we got out we could see many stars in the night sky and also had a great view of the Imagine Peace Tower as we waited patiently in hope some northern lights would appear. Unfortunately, this was not the case, so we gave out complimentary tickets so our passengers can come back again another night!
This morning we had pastel colours in the sky, almost no wind and a calm sea on this chilly day. Not too long into our tour we spotted a harbour porpoise, then a minke whale surfacing really nicely and next a humpback whale! In the afternoon we also saw a minke whale as well as another humpback whale!
We headed out and hoped for the best. The clouds that were not supposed to be present tonight were blocking our view and although we started seeing some gaps later on, we still saw no northern lights. Unfortunately tonight was not the night, so we offered our passengers complimentary tickets as we headed back to shore!