✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00
Report from Eldey and Hafsulan: Today's afternoon was much calmer than the morning, unlike the forecast had led us to believe. Of course this was a very pleasant surprise and we enjoyed the sail out into Faxafloi. Even more pleasantly as we took out two boats today with many passengers joining us. Like this morning, once we had sailed out roughly 10 nautical miles, many seabirds were around and obviously catching smaller fish close to the sea surface. This is one of the signs we always look for when searching for whales and dolphins and eventhough we did not see anything this morning we also know that things can change within only a matter of hours so all our attentions were all around. It must be that the strong winds have been carrying the food further offshore than we can go searching, as also this afternoon remained without sightings. Naturally, complimentary tickets were offered to everyone so they could use their chance to come join us again for free on a new adventure out at sea either in Reykjavik or Akureyri.
- Louise and Megan
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 09:00
Report from Eldey: A windy but sunny morning. We sailed along Snæfellsness this morning, with stunning snowy mountains all around. Despite the winds being strong and chilly, the ocean was fairly calm, just short and white-capped waves. As we got to Akranes, numerous sea birds were in the area and even 2 harbour porpoises and a grey seal popped up, underlining the fact that there were plenty of fish under the water surface. We kept our eyes open, many passengers helping enthusiastically. On our way back, closer to Kollafjöður, another seal showed itself swimming through the waves, this time a harbour seal. Despite searching reluctantly, no whales or dolphins crossed our paths. Thus, we offered a complimentary ticket to our passengers to return, either this time around or within the next two years and once again try their chances with our marine mammals.
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen on today's tours include: razorbill, eider duck, greater black-backed gull, northern fulmar, common guillemot, cormorant.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today for the tour at 9:00. The sea is going to be quite rough, so if your are prone to sea sickness we have sea sickness tablets available at our ticket office. Make sure to dress warmly and make use of our warm overalls as it is always colder on sea than on land. For more information contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.
