Saturday, 09 March 2013

Tour at 13:00: Report from Hafsúlan. Today we sailed out from the harbour in Sandgerði because sea conditions there were better than in Reykjavík. The sun was shining and not much wind on the way out. We hadn't searched for long when the captain spotted a blow from a humpback whale. We sailed towards it and it surfaced a few times before going for a deep dive. It stayed down for about 5 minutes and then resurfaced a few times. Probably there were two whales hunting and we even saw one more in the distance. On the way back we also encountered into a flock of Northern Gannets which were sitting on the water, flying and plunging themselves into the ocean for finding fish. The boat was a bit rocky at times but all in all it was an amazing tour.

Birds seen on todays tour included: Gannets, Kittiwakes, Fulmars , Eider Ducks, Black-backed Gulls, Lesser black-backed gull and Glaucous Gulls

-Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir