Northern Lights Diary

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was the perfect night to go northern lights hunting, clear skies and little wind provided the perfect conditions. It was after about 30 mins when we started to see a green arch to the north, fi

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey:  Due to the clear skies we had a frosty night. But we definitely will not complain because clear skies are the best, actually a neccesity, to see northern lights. The swell further out in the bay was no bother

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a pleasant ride regardless of the sporadic bouncing of the vessel due to the restless swell. A cloth of mist was covering our surroundings, enhancing the mystical aura of our landscape. Unf

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    TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions: SE 10m/s 3°C

    Cloud Cover: Partly clouded 

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a beautiful night, stars shining and some clouds here and there as we sailed out from the Old Harbour. The night was off to a good start since we already started seeing green hues through o

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions: SE 12m/s 4°C

    Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a smooth ride over flat seas and soft winds. Most of our guests spend the trip at our outside deck, wrapped up in our warm overalls, while some spend it in our inner saloon drinking a cup o

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a cold night with the clouds moving away more and more and giving way for the stars in the night sky. We had to be rather patient tonight, which proved very easy on such a beautiful night, but after about a a

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We headed out with high hopes as always that the clouds would have big enough caps and high enough activity for us to see the northern lights. It did not take long before we could see the northern lights with our ca

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: A lovely night to be outside not just to hunt the northern lights, but just for the beauty of the star filled sky we had. As we sailed out clouds broke apart and moved to the East, giving way to nothing but stars. S

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We had an overcast sky this evening but it was still a beautiful evening on the bay close to the Northern most Captial City in the world. We always try even when chances are slim, allowing passeng

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The night sky was clear as we sailed out. There was little bit of  wind at the beginning but as we got into a more sheltered area, the conditions were just ideal for observing northern lights. Stars were shinin

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Sailing out on this calm night we were delighted to see that the clouds were much less than forecasted. As time passed, more and more stars showed up and even star constellations like the plow/ big dipper could be s

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Despite the clouds lingering in the sky, we braved going out as we know with high clouds there is a chance the lights will show up underneath. And if you don't try, you won't see the lights. It was a calm night, so

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 4/9 

    Weather conditions: S 3m/s 6°C

    Cloud Cover: Partly Clouded

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Elday: We headed out from the harbour with not a lot of wind and a pretty warm night. The clouds were laying over Esja thick and in the way.. We had some gaps in the clouds with one or two stars but the luck was not with u

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey:  As we left the harbour, gaps in the clouds soon let our cameras get a glimpse at the activity of the northern lights tonight. The green shone through the clouds, unfortunately not visible by the bare eye. Sinc

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Once again the lights were seen as soon as we left the harbour and only got brighter, active and colourful as the night went on. The weather was also something to appriciate as its been very windy the last week but

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: This was one of those tours that you can't really describe and frankly don't have to. The Aurora Borealis was already visible from the harbour, but the real fun begun when we sail

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     TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Evening glory! Very, very beautiful light show Mother Nature displayed over our heads tonight. As we were leaving Reykjavik we started to see some faded but persistent traces of the Northern Lights we were about to witness. And when t