Tour at 13:00
Report from Eldey: We can not get enough of these beautiful sailing conditions at the moment, especially if we are having the wind in the back and can enjoy the sun shining in our faces. So we were sailing far out in a good mood and very motivated to find cetaceans. Pretty soon we saw 2-3 harbour porpoises coming up very close, but they were elusive and soon we could not see them anymore. Then it took us over two hours till we heard that another whale watching boat had seen a pod of white-beaked dolphins. When we arrived at the described area, the 7-9 dolphins started approaching us directly which is always the nicest situation for us because then we are watching the cetaceans on their terms. Overall we spent almost half an hour with the white-beaked dolphins enjoying them while they were likely resting. They are just so beautiful animals with their black and white coloration. Because we were quite far out, we had to leave the dolphins after a while to start our way back. A very nice afternoon out in the bay.
- Barbara Neubarth
Tour at 09:00
Report from Eldey: A warmness hit our backs as we headed out into the Faxa Bay, sun was strong and even though we knew it would be cold we didn't feel it until heading home against the wind. I hit you hard and most went to put on an overall or bought a whale punch (hot chocolate with rum) on our on board cafeteria. The ocean was looking promising with a variety and abundance of seabirds. The scenery was also beautiful with all the snow. Our new training guide, Mike soon saw the breathe and back of a minke whale very quickly. We waited and searched but unfortunately the minke whale was shy and passengers didn't get to see it. We were unlucky on this tour and in the end we had to count our loses and offer passengers complimentary tickets in the hope they would have better luck on their next tour.
Birds seen on todays tours include: lesser black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls, shags, eider ducks and northern fulmars.
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