Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: today we went out from Grindavik due to the strong northern wind, which makes it very difficult to go out from Reykjavik but it is doable from Grindavik due to the shelter from the cliffs to the east side of this great Sudurnes fisheries town. The harbour was full of various seabirds as we went out and we had a good feeling for the tour. We first went a bit out before turning east. It was very windy indeed but it got better as we got closer to the cliffs. The mountains were beautifully snow-covered and the cliffs, called Krísuvíkurbjarg, were magnificent to observe. We followed the cliffs in part to seek shelter for ourselves and in part to look for cetaceans that might be doing the same as they are impacted also by the powers of the sea and wind. After a while we turned a bit out to see if we might see some blows there and then turned back towards Grindavik. We could have gone straight in but as we really wanted to find cetaceans for our passengers; and because exactly this area was so brilliant cetacean-wise at the end of January 2014; we did not but instead searched a bit to the west as well. However, nothing turned out there either. Oh well, this is nature. All passengers were thus provided with complimentary return tickets so that they can come with us again, then free of charge, in the hope of then getting to see what we would have loved to show them today.
- Baldur Thorvaldsson
Birds seen on today's tours: eider duck, northern fulmar, northern gannet, glaucous gull, kittiwake, black-backed gull, and cormorants.