Sunday, 23 February 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Report from Eldey: The forecast for this morning said we were in for a windy tour but luckily as we sailed out of Reykjavik, the wind was on our backs and the sea was much calmer than expected. Arriving in Hafnarfjörður, we soon spotted blows right next to the dry dock - 2 humpback whales! It was the same pair that we've been seeing for a few days now, Pongo and Calamity! The humpbacks were feeding for most of the tour, and even better they were lunge feeding! We were lucky enough to see them lunging vertically through the surface multiple times and sometimes super close to the boat! We watched the fish jump at the surface trying to escape the big mouths and could see the whole bodies of the whales through the water. The pair took a break from feeding and did a little swim right next to the harbour wall in only 2 metres of water! Definitely the shallowest water I've ever seen a humpback in! An incredible tour!

- Emily Erskine

Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a notch but nothing can stop us from having fun in the bay! We ventured into the Atlantic in search of cetaceans, cool birds and some good moments with the ocean. After 1 hour of search, things became apparent, with a blow being seen inside the harbour of Hafnafjördur! We went there to investigate and it was a humpback whale! This individual was the very same one from the morning that was paired up with another humpback, but this time it was alone... Thankfully it was having loads of fun feeding on sprat that was trying to escape its massive mouth! We followed this whale out of the harbour and into the middle of the entrance of the same and after 2 gorgeous fluke dives, it was time to say goodbye whale, see you maybe tomorrow?

- Pedro Teixeira

Northern fulmar, black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, lesser black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, eider duck, common loon, great cormorant