Tour at 13:00
Report from Eldey: The cold was incredible this afternoon. Hands out of gloves felt like icicles within minutes, but that did not stop a group of passionate whale enthusiasts from braving the elements. Apart from the cold temperature, conditions were great, smooth sea and little wind for the most part. A long tour without no joy for over two and half hours and everything looked bleaked, then we received a radio call that sounded very promising. As we approached the other vessel we saw the tall black dorsal fin of a adult male orca break the waters surface. The lone orca routinely surfaced 3-5 times before performing deeper dives. Once under the surface the orcas movements were unpredictable and would resurface in new locations each time. We decided to stay late to watch the largest member of the dolphin family before heading home, but as soon as we left the area 3 white beaked dolphins quickly moved on ahead of us. So long without wildlife and then we were rewarded greatly.
- MIke Smith
Tour at 09:00
Report from Eldey: We are getting deeper into winter! We departed still in relative obscurity. Although with the sun rising slowly we got more and more light as the tour unfolded, it was not before half of the tour that it appeared, popping up from behind the mountains. From here we got treated with the most glorious sight with this gigantic fireball giving a flaming orange colour to the sky! Our exploration of the whale watching area this morning mainly consisted in going from a flock of feeding birds to the other. There was several hot spots of bird activity, and following them we eventually had a minke whale popping up next to us! To our dismay, it was only surfacing a couple of times before disappearing for few minutes, and we ran out of time before getting satisfying sightings. Therefore, we handed over complimentary tickets when we got back. No whales for now, but at least we got magnificent landscapes!
- Guillaume Calcagni
Bird species seen on today's tour include: icelandic gull, northern fulmar, common guillemot, eider duck, glaucous gull & great black-backed gull
We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. There is little wind but it will be a bit cold out on Faxaby. All our boats have inside and outside areas and to make the tour even more comfortable we provide warm overalls to keep you warm out on deck. For more information please contact us via phone at +354 519 5000 or by e-mail at elding@elding.is.