Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: This afternoon we traveled towards Akranes again, which was a pretty rough ride caused by very strong north winds. This changed when we started going west into the same area where we encountered several cetaceans in the morning, a group of white- beaked dolphins. Unfortunately no cetaceans were found so we moved on to a well know area where minke whales are encountered regularly. We searched thoroughly, without any luck until we had to turn around and traveled back to the harbour in Reykjavik. Many passengers enjoyed the sun on our way home on this beautiful nearly cloudless afternoon. Since we had no sightings on this tour we offered our passengers a complimentary ticket, which is valid for two years.
- Michaela Buchbauer
Tour at 09:00
Report from Hafsúlan: Strong northern winds forced us to travel in shelter from land when we were heading out in Faxaflói. At first the wind really tested us when it was blowing straight into our face and even though the sun was shinning it felt like winter. Close to Akranes we came across a pod of white-beaked dolphins. At least 4 individuals joined us for a couple of minutes before they decided to travel away from us, due to the swells and strong wind we had a hard time following them so we soon lost them. We turned the boat south heading further out from shore. In the same area we have seen minke whales the days before. We soon spotted a minke whale surfacing right infront of the boat. Unfortunately it was difficult to see the whale and it only surfaced once or twice between dives. In the area we probably had 2 whales but they were elusive and hard to see good. We had to leave the area and starting the journey back to Reykjavík. A good morning even though the wind made it difficult for us.
- Marcus Bergström
Birds seen on today´s tours include: Eider ducks, black-backed gulls, glaucous gull, kittiwakes, fulmars, gannets, puffins, common guillemots and shags.