Tour status 17:00: CANCELLED
Tour at 13:00
Report from Eldey: Sea conditions were very nice for spotting today. Although there was still swell on the ocean - most likely due to the storm from 2 days ago - winds were calm and the cloudy sky made the water a light grey colour, a good contrast to the body colour of the cetaceans we encounter here. It took us a long time of searching until we came upon our first pod of 6-7 white-beaked dolphins. Amongst them was a juvenile, which showed us a few jumps. The pod was traveling and mostly continued this behaviour during our encounter, but every few minutes they would turn around and come to the boat. So it was a great mixture of interaction but also seeing the dolphins natural behaviour. After more than 30 minutes with them, time forced us to return to Reykjavik. On our way, we encountered a second pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins, obviously milling. While we did not have enough time to stop for them, we still got a good look as they came close to us. Overall a nice tour with some great dolphins - including an individual that we have known to live in this bay since 2008!
- Sabrina Voswinkel
Tour at 09:00
Report from Eldey: What wonderful conditions for sighting today! Unfortunately that didn´t mean that we saw much. The animals were not feeling very friendly today and stayed far away from the whale watching vessels this morning. Our only sighting this morning was a lone harbour porpoise that appeared twice before vanishing again. Magically, because of the great weather and my excellent guiding most people were still happy when collecting their complimentary tickets.
-Rachel Pool
Bird species seen on today´s tours: northern gannets, black-backed gulls, eider ducks and northern fulmars.
Status: RUNNING
We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. The sea conditions are a bit rough today so if you are sensitive to motion sickness we offer preventative tablets in the ticket office and on board of our boat, free of charge! For any further information please contact us at +354 519 5000 or via e-mail at elding@elding.is.
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