- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
This morning we had calm seas and snowy skies. We quickly spotted a blow close to Grótta lighthouse - it was a humpback whale swimming in shallow waters super close to shore. Then, a large pod of about 50-70 white-beaked dolphins appeared! The sun came out in the afternoon and we found a feeding humpback whale near Hafnarfjörður harbour!
The night started off with so much promise and we were treated to views of Jupiter, Venus, and Mars! As the evening continued, we could see glimpses of the northern lights, however they never grew stronger, so we issued complimentary tickets!
The waters were calm as we made our way towards Hafnarfjörður this morning, and right when we were getting close to the harbor, we spotted two humpback whales lunge feeding close to the boat. In the afternoon we found that the pair from the morning had split up, and we found a humpback whale (Pongo), now headed away from land and into deeper waters.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
With the wind in our backs, we sailed to Hafnarfjörður and soon spotted blows right next to the dry dock - 2 humpback whales (Pongo and Calamity), lunge feeding in the shallows! In the afternoon, we had searched for quite a while before seeing a blow coming from the inside of Hafnafjörður harbour. It turned out to be one of the humpback whales (Pongo )from this morning!
Not long after departing this morning, we spotted a large pod of 30-40 white-beaked dolphins, jumping, porpoising and bow riding. In the afternoon we sailed out through the rain and saw 4 harbour porpoises as well as 2 humpback whales - and just as we arrived, one of them breached in front of us! It was quite the spectacle and completely caught us by surprise!
Our tour started under a few clouds but some gaps gave way to stars and there was a bit of aurora activity. The clouds however always seemed to be in the way whenever they were strong, so we issued complimentary tickets to our lovely patient passengers.
The morning tour saw around 3 pods of about 20-25 white-beaked dolphins. Soon enough, we also found 2 feeding humpback whales near Hafnarfjörður. In the afternoon, we found a pod of 10-12 white-beaked dolphins, a fast pod of 3-4 harbour porpoises and the same pair of humpback whales, still feeding at the harbour entrance.
We headed out with mostly clear skies. We could see various star constellations and the planet Venus. We had to wait a little while, until the northern lights decided to show up, but they were really nice to look at when they sarted dancing above us!