The forecast was very promising, however, the beginning of the tour was full of snow showers. We saw a faint northern lights a while into the tour and decided to stay out longer so we could enjoy them as they grew stronger!
We set off this afternoon with the sun creeping through the clouds and had some interesting weather throughout the tour. The highlight, however - seeing a humpback whale! It popped up very randomly and we got to see a few amazing fluke dives too which was very cool. We also saw 2 grey seals nearby, before returning to the harbour.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
The weather today was quite moody, with lots of snow before we left the harbour. We soon found a humpback whale in between the islands near Reykjavík. It was a little shy at first, but soon started taking breaths and showing us its fluke in between dives. There was also a curious seal that popped up for a quick look at our passengers.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
We had amazing visibility today and could see all the way across the bay to Snæfellsjökull glacier. After sailing past Lundey island, we saw a large group of birds and the back of a whale! It was the same humpback whale that we've been seeing for the last few days, but this time it was resting. We also saw around 9 harbour seals throughout the tour.
It was raining today, but we sailed into the bay with high spirits. After looking around the nearby islands, we soon found a humpback whale that came up for a breath just behind our boat. It was quite active in surfacing, so we had many opportunities to see its white fluke. We also saw a grey seal and harbour seal bottling in the sea!
The wind was fierce as we sailed out, but within minutes, the first shimmer appeared - faint, but undeniable. We could see Mars and Jupiter in the clear sky, and then the northern lights began to swirl above our heads!
We braved the wind today and headed out to the islands nearby where we found a humpback whale feeding. We were surprised by it surfacing directly in front of our boat and as we were waiting for it to surface again, our captain saw that the fish finder was showing a huge amount of fish underneath us - a real feast for this whale!