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Thursday, 5 December 2024
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
Today's whale watching tour is on schedule from Reykjavík this afternoon! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!
CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
Report from Eldey: Our tour started under a white powdered snow storm, but it soon calmed down and the visibility improved substantially. After a few minutes of sailing next to Videy, the head of a grey seal popped up out of nowhere, checked us out and went down promptly. This seal had other businesses to attend and did we! Soon we reached the same area we had been seeing whale life for the past weeks and there it was, a blow! We went there to investigate and after a few minutes of suspense, a humpback whale popped out to get some air as they normally do after a few minutes. This individual seemed to be resting close to the surface because it never really lifted his tail too much. It did a few fluke dives and we were able to tell for sure that it was a known whale, the same one from yesterday! It's cool that this individual decided to have a nice vacation in the capital! We went around Lundey to try to spot its buddy of yesterday but that was it. We said goodbye to the whaly friend and headed back to the harbour of Reykjavík.
- Pedro Teixeira
Bird species seen today include:
Black guillemot, great cormorant, eider duck, common gull, icelandic gull, lesser black-backed gull
Wildlife encountered today:
The Humpback Whale is quite spectacular undergoing the longest migration of any mammal (5176miles/8334km one way), attracting females by singing to them and of course their energetic nature. On many occasions humpbacks have been seen breaching, tail slapping, fin slapping, blowing bubbles and spy hopping just to mention a few. The humpback is also one of the larger whales we encounter
Grey seals are generally distinguished from harbour seal by their straight head and fewer spots. Males are darker and larger than the females who tend to be a silver, grey or brown in color. Grey seals and harbour seals are the only seals that have been reported breeding in Icelandic waters.