Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out today from the old harbour in Reykjavik in windy weather onto Faxaflói bay to begin our search for cetaceans. Unusually the conditions only got better the further we sailed from land and we headed to an area we had previously seen cetaceans. We quickly spotted some dorsal fins and after a bit more searching we found their owners, a pod of around 5-7 White-Beaked Dolphins. They surfaced a few times close to our boat and it looked like they had two calvevs swimming with their mothers. After this encounter we searched some other areas but unfourtunately we had no success. We then headed back into the area where we found the dolphins and again spotted some of their dorsal fins but this time around they were more elusive. Perhaps because they had at least two young calves with them and were not in a mood to talk to us anymore. We then sailed back and got a nice view of Reykjavik from the sea. All in all, a good tour with a fantastic encounter with the dolphins and a nice treat to see their calves as well.
Birds seen on today's tour: Kittiwakes, Glaucous Gulls, Iceland gulls, Eider Ducks.