Happy New Year!! Unfortunately due to strong winds we are forced to cancel today's whale watching tour.
- WHALE WATCHING | 13:00
CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00 (ELDING)
Report from Elding: What a special way to end the year! We left the harbour with east winds and we ventured to cross the north of the bay admiring the views of snowy moutain Esja, the whale fjord and the Snæfellsnes peninsula living up to its name, covered with snow too. The sea was choppy due to the wind but fortunately there was hardly any swell. Our first sighting was bound to happen, a great blow in the distance. As we approached we could find out that it was a humpback whale! It seemed like it was resting at first and then later it was moving with movements somewhat erratic. Suddenly, we saw a huge splash in the distance, and as we thought shortly after, another humpback whale appeared on the scene. The first began to swim towards this second whale and suddenly we could see it making a huge breach leaving all its body out of the water. Both our passengers and the crew were speechless. Shortly after we could see them together for a time, and shortly after they went away perhaps looking for food, as we quickly asserted that the second one was feeding, appearing on the scene with sudden movements and birds in its vicinity. The first individual we saw was one that we had already seen this summer on September 19 and 25! After enjoying their presence we continued our tour. On our way we were surprised by a pod of around 7 to 8 white-beaked dolphins. There were several juveniles that came up to human-watch, they swam under the ship from port to starboard repeatedly, enjoying and surfing with the waves that our boat was creating. An exciting end of the year, it is grateful and an honor to be able to end the year admiring the beautiful landscapes of Iceland, watching such magnificent living beings and with a big smile in our faces.
- Estel Sanchez Cami