Tuesday, 13 July 2021
✔ CLASSIC WHALE TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 09:00
Report from Elding : Like yesterday the sky was covered by thick clouds and a strong wind was coming from the south. We expected a rough sea and it was a bit more calm than we thought. It was still choppy with some swell. We saw 2 minke whales during the tour. One in the beginning that we could see surfacing during a while. And one almost in the end when we where much down south that surfaced very close to the boat but disappeared very fast. We also saw a white beaked dolphin jumping with big splashes. We approached and saw that this dolphin was alone. It was circling a bit around our boat and then we lost it. Hopefully it went back to its pod. We saw 2 more white beaked dolphin in the very end but we had to head back to Reykjavik.
- Miquel Pons
✘ PREMIUM WHALE TOUR CANCELLED | 10:00
✔ CLASSIC WHALE TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 13:00
Report from Elding : This afternoon was very similar than this morning, with maybe a bit stronger wind, a little bit of rain and a little bit of sun giving t the water a beautiful blue colour. We headed south and observed many northern gannets. We crossed first 2 harbour porpoise and a few minutes later a group of 5-6 white-beaked dolphins. They did not look interested about our boat but passed very close to us so we could have a good sighting. They were probably feeding and quickly moved away. We continued and many times thought we found a minke whale but never could confirm it. We found another pod of 8 white-beaked dolphin with at least two small calves. They came very close to our boat a few time. It looked like they were feeding but at the same time curious about our boat and coming at a few meters of the bow a few times. We had to go back and left without seeing any baleen whale so we gave to our passengers a complimentary ticket to give them the opportunity to try one more time an adventure experience with us in Reykjavik, or in Akureyri.
- Miquel Pons
✘ PREMIUM WHALE TOUR ON CANCELLED | 14:00
Birds observed: northern gannets, northern fulmars, puffins, black guillemot, arctic tern, lesser black backed gull, herring gull, kittiwake, arctic skua, great skua.
Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 Premium tour and our lovely vessel Elding for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic tour. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land. Join us by booking online or contact us directly for more information (elding@elding.is / +354 519 5000).
COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser is advised. Masks are not mandatory but are recommended in areas where keeping distance from others is not possible.
