TUESDAY, 18 APRIL 2017

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: As we were late back at the harbour, we had to clean the boat quickily and boarded for the 1pm tour. We didn't have to go far to find the humpback whale again, just 20 minutes outside the harbour wall. It was moving slowly, relaxed and just enoying the scenery. Didn't seem to travel far between dives and many times showed ts fluke above the water for that oportune photo. On two occasions it surprised us and surfaced after a long dive just 10-20 meters from the boat and you ould follow it just beneath the surface. It was amazing. However, a 4th boat was coming over and we don't like too many boats around a whale at once so we left and went searching for other wildlife. No more cetaceans were found but the birdlife was great; gannets, kittiwakes, black-headed gulls, black-backed gull, northern fulmars, eider ducks, razorbills and some puffins that were hard to point out in the distance. We stayed not to far from the coast and so the swell was not as bad as in the morning. I fun afternoon tour today. 

- Megan Whittaker

Tour at 09:00

Report from Eldey:The weather was very changeable today, we started off the tour with some rain but lucky for us it cleared up and the sun even shone for us for a while. It took us a very long time to search for cetaceans today, due to the storm yesterday there were many long rolling waves, which a few passengers may of felt uncomfortable on. Nevertheless, a few harbour porpoises popped up out of the surf to entertain us. They surfaced a few times out of the long rolling waves before going for a longer dive. After a bit more searching, unfortunately, we did have to start heading back as time was running short. However, just as we passed the light house Grotta a blow was spotted in the distance in the direction of Reykjavik. On closer inspection this animal was identified as the majestic humpback whale! We watched in awe as this small but rather relaxed individual surfaced multiple times only a few meters away. It then raised its wonderful fluke into the air signifying it was going for a longer dive, as which point it was decided to head for home. What an wonderful end to the tour!

- Tess Hudson

Bird species seen on todays tours: razorbill, common guillemot, atlantic puffin, northern gannet, northern fulmar, glacous gull, black backed gulls, black-headed gulls, kittiwakes and eider duck. 

Status: RUNNING

We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. Due to the bad weather yesterday there will be some movement on the boat out in Faxabay. If you are sensitive to motion sickness we offer preventative tablets in the ticket office, free of charge!