What a sunny morning! We encountered a minke whale that popped out of nowhere and came up quite a few times next to our boat. In the afternoon we headed out towards Hafnarfjörður, and we hit the jackpot - we found a massive pod of over 100+ white-beaked dolphins! They were all over the place, clearly feeding, with a bunch of birds flying all around them.
Very quickly after leaving the harbour, we could see northern lights! To start with we could see lots of purple but throughout the night we had every colour including green, red and pink! At times they even danced - it was an incredible night!
This morning, we had all kinds of weather. We came across a couple of harbour porpoises, but unfortunately no bigger cetacean, so we issued complimentary tickets to all passengers. In the afternoon we found a minke whale and several harbour porpoises! We observed them resurfacing a few times, before heading back home under heavy snowcovered skies.
The skies were slightly cloudy but we could still see the stars shine brightly. About 30 min into the tour, a bit of hail fell upon us but we were soon rewarded for our struggles with the northern lights, which we enjoyed for well over an hour!
We didn't know it yet, but we were in for quite the surprise.. we saw a huge black dorsal fin of a male ORCA - there were 10-12 individuals including males, females and juveniles, all feeding! We also saw 2-3 pods of up to 7 harbour porpoises along the way. In the afternoon we found a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins that came very close to our boat and check us out!
This morning, the sea welcomed us with calm waters and a light breeze. As we cruised along, we spotted a dorsal fin breaking the surface - it was a minke whale, likely feeding in the waters rich with fish. The skies had cleared up in the afternoon a lot and the winds were pushing our backs. We eventually found a minke whale, surfacing often very close to our boat.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
We searched around for a good amount of time this morning, but eventually we were rewarded with a humpback whale! We saw multiple beautiful fluke dives and it even surfaced very close to our boat! In the afternoon, after sailing for nearly an hour, we came across a wonderful spot full of wildlife - a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins as well as a humpback whale!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!