Northern Lights Diary

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Great things come to those that wait! We have been longing for some proper northern light performance for days and were finally rewarded with a spectacular show! It was a true Icelandic experience, with strong northerly

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It started out as a windy night but we soon reached the shelter of Mt. Esja to enjoy a calm and quiet night. While we did catch some northern lights through the clouds with our cameras, they never became fully visible to

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Finally a tour with a completely clear skies! It was a perfect night for the northern light, such a calm and peaceful evening. The lights appeared late at night, as a faint arc above Esja. Even though they were visible o

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We were waiting for such a good forcast for some time, finally sky was clearing up and activity was predicted quite high. Our exciment was growing when all evening before departure we had clear sky. But Mother Nature in

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We were so unfortunate tonight. The sky was totally clear when we started boarding for the tour, but right before we sailed out the clouds came in. There was a complete overcast throughout the whole tour. Soon after w

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We knew it was going to be though as the forecast predicted mostly clouded skies but as anything can happen we wanted to try our luck. It rained and snowed for majority of the tour, but at one point a small cap a

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions:  E 3m/s 2°C

    Cloud Cover: Partly Clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Crescent Illumination

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was one of those nighs when we could sense that spirits of our passengers were not very high. Previous night predicted activity was stronger but no lights were seen and tonight we had to deal also with clouds covering

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a good night for a northern lights cruise, with calm seas, mild weather, completely clear starry night sky and minimal moon light. A faint northern light arc appeared soon after we left harbour. It came and went t

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Yet another great Icelandic experience out at sea, with strong northerly winds and incredible green and purple northern lights. The lights can hardly get better than tonight. They were all around us, performing in all sh

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: This was a true Icelandic winter experience, with strong cold northerly winds and incredibly powerful northern lights! Due to the strong winds and rough seas we stayed close to land, spending a long time between Viðey an

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The forecast was pretty spot on this evening with partially cloudy skies that came and went. Stars and their constellations were visible from time to time also. We started to see the northern lights before even leaving t

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    ✘ TOUR CANCELLED | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 3/9 

    Weather conditions:  E 17m/s 2°C

    Cloud Cover: Fully clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Crescent Illumination:&

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: This was a perfect evening for a northern light cruise. The sky was clear and the sea conditions calm. The northern lights first appeared after about 30 minutes. At first they were faint but gradually they became brighte

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was such a peaceful and calm evening tonight. The northern lights started appearing only 25 minutes after our departure and created a large arch reaching from Esja towards Reykjavík. While the lights shone for more th

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: The forecast for tonights was a bit cloudy but we decided to sail out and try our luck. Almost as soon as we left harbour the northern lights appeared. They were breaking their way through thick clouds. Gradually the clo

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a perfect night for northern lights, with calm seas, hardly any wind, completely clear sky, no moonlight and below -10°C. The northern lights greeted us as soon as we left the harbour and entertai

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Tour at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: It's hard to find correct words to describe what happened that night. It was absolutely insane. Pure magic. Lights were dancing above our heads, almost look unnatural, like someone was painting across

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Tonight was the night for a nice show. Clear skies, no wind, great visibility, we couldn´t ask for anything else. During the tour we could see every now and then some "flashes" northern lights and when

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 21:00

    Aurora activity: 2/9 

    Weather conditions:  SE 2m/s -9°C

    Cloud Cover: Clear Skies

    Moon status: Waning Gibbous Illumination: