Northern Lights Diary

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: The evening was quite enjoyable to spend at sea. It was quite a smooth ride over calm waters and light winds. Perfect to enjoy the city lights while holding a warm hot chocolate. We were sailing over

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: The night started out with a fair amount of clouds scattered throughout the night sky. But as time passed by, so did the clouds, breaking apart enough to let not only stars shine through, but also a b

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: The calm seas and mild weather were perfect for an evening cruise. The sky was cloudy when we set off, but the forecast predicted clearer skies later on, so we waited patiently in the beautiful scener

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: As an end to a good weekend this Sunday evening was also nice. First it was cloudy but slowly it was clearing up and we had sky full of starts above our heads. Northern lights were a little bit shy, we were waiting long

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: We left the harbour under heavy skies. However, through the course of our tour, the clouds started to break apart, unveiling the beautiful sky through some openings. The ride was quite enjoyable over

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: If only every day could be like this! There had not been a single cloud in the sky all day and that continued tonight. Stars were shining everywhere!!! First the northern lights teased us, shining up once for only half

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: The night started out quite cloudy, but by the time we had reached Videy island for shelter, there were numerous gaps in the clouds and stars were shining at us through them. It was such a comfortable night

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a calm evening tour. The forecast predicted cloudy skies but some small gaps in between so we chose to try our luck and searched for the northern lights. However, the clouds never gave in and no clear spots formed

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: What an amazing night we had! Everything was magical: dusk fading away when we were sailing out, starts lighting up on the dark sky, moment of waiting and finally all what we were expecting started to happen. First we sa

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: Beautiful views of the snow covered city and mountains this evening as we searched the skies for the magical northern lights. At first the thick clouds covered the skies but soon the heavens opened up

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: We had a lovely night. It was just a small group of passengers and we were all in a cheerful mood, so even waiting for the lights, which shone very faint throughout the tour, was no hassle. Our patience was rewarded whe

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report fromm Eldey: Chances were slim this evening but as the forecast showed some pockets in the cloudes opening up in the late evening we had to try. We sailed out in the snowy overcast conditions and enjoyed watching the beautiful lit u

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: A beautiful evening to be under the stars and the northern lights. No wind and undercurrent had calmed down alot. The first signs of the lights where through the guides Nikon DSLR. It took maybe an hour to actually see t

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Elding: Tonight we sailed out on our special boat, very first boat in our fleet, named as our company: Elding. This vessel has a reputation to be the lucky one, what also happened to be right this time. Despite random snow stor

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     TOUR CANCELLED | at 22:00

    Aurora activity: 4/9 

    Weather conditions: SW 10m/s 0°C

    Cloud Cover: Mostly Clouded 

    Moon status: Waning Gibbous Illumination:

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: It looked very promising as we headed out into the sheltered island area of Kollafjöður tonight, with gaps in the clouds and stars to be seen inbetween them. As we found shelter behind Viðey island, we simply enjoyed the

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: The forecast for tonight made all of us hopeful, as the predicted activity suddenly jumped from a 2 to a 4! And also stars could be seen as we left the harbour and we just waited for those gaps to get larger. Sadly, the

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: It was completely clear when we stared boarding for the tour. However, the clouds soon came rolling in and completely covered the sky when we sailed out. We hoped the clouds would vanish throughout the tour but after&nbs

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: We knew we needed a bit of luck to see the NL tonight as the forecast predicted mostly clouded sky with some clear skies in between. However, the high aurora activity gave us good hope. The tour began with a beautiful sn

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 22:00

    Report from Eldey: Unlike it had been during the day, the clouds had gotten thicker tonight. Winds were fairly calm and we had darkness and a good activity level, as you need to see lights, but unfortunately most of the tour there was snow