Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Sandgerði today which is located at the end of the Reykjanes Peninsula a little bit further on than Keflavík International Airport. We have been wanted to sail from there for a while but unfortunately the weather hasn´t allowed us too. We got word from fishing boats about some whales they had seen so, we where really happy that today the weather was good enough to let us go check it out. There was a bit of a swell but otherwise it was ok. We sailed for maybe an hour to where the fishing boats were and yes from there we got to see a whale blow in the distance. We got closer and found out that it was a blow from a Humpback Whale. We were able to keep up with it too thanks to our captains experience and know how. We traveled slowly above as the whale traveled slowly below and when it eventually surfaced we had it of 10-20 meters from our boat. It was fantastic. Great day (albeit very cold) day out at sea.
Birds seen on today´s tour include; Gannets, Fulmars, Kittiwakes, Gloucous Gulls, Razorbills, Black-backed Gulls, Cormorants and Eider Ducks.
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