✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00
Report from Elding: The afternoon was as windy, but without rain and so more pleasant and nice to be my first tour back this year. And it seemed like the whales came to say hello – less than 45 minutes after departure, we sailed to an area with many feeding birds and came upon a minke whale lunch party. There were at least 6 in the area, using the waves to thrust their body through the water even faster. They were so close, we could see as their throats and belly expanded, listen to their powerful blows and the birds crying in excitement over the fish being pushed to the surface, easier for them to catch. We watched with engines turned off for 35 minutes but then wanted to try to find the humpbacks we had seen in the morning, aiming to show our passengers another species. But on the way, another feeding frenzy of minke whales made us stop in awe. Just after 1h45 of incredible feeding minke whales did we then also make it to a humpback whale! Feeding in between flocks of birds, showing its expanded throat and its fluke, just a spectacular tour. Great to be back!!
- Lucas Heinrich
✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 09:00
Report from Elding: A rainy and windy morning in Faxabay, but our marine life seemed to love it. We did not have to sail far when we saw splashes from diving northern gannets, a species often associated with whales. Sure enough, as we got closer, a blow rose into the air. It began tricky, with us following that blow but not seeing any part of the animal, but then things changed. Birds became more active, minke whales appeared around and the blow turned out to be of a humpback whale. All these species bean feeding, the humpback at times rolling on the side, showing fins and fluke as it did, and as many as 5 minke whales coming close. Despite it being a wavy and wet tour, it was absolutely great to be out.
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Birds seen on today’s tours include: atlantic puffin, arctic tern, manx shearwater, common guillemot, arctic skua, northern gannet, kittiwake, black-backed gull, northern fulmar, eider duck.
We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today for the tour at 09:00. We are expecting the wind to pick up a bit as the day goes on, so the sea will be a bit choppy, so if your are prone to sea sickness we have sea sickness tablets available at our ticket office. Make sure to dress warmly and make use of our warm overalls as it is always colder on sea than on land. For more information contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.
