Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Today we will be operating on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 9:00 and 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tour. Make sure to dress according to weather, as it is usually colder at sea than on land.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Report from Eldey: This morning we were a bit apprehensive about sailing out as yesterday we struggled to find animals, the swell was still nice and there was not too much wind. We set sail and all our worries melted away as within 10 minutes we spotted a minke whale! This was extremely exciting as it was the first one of the year!! This individual was clearly feeding and in typical minke fashion, would change direction frequently. It came quite close multiple times however so everyone got a good look! As we were still so close to harbour we decided to sail onwards to see what else was out there, and not long after a blow - a humpback whale! It was our beloved Pongo. Again, we got an excellent view as it was very relaxed and came quite close on multiple occasions. After a few magic moments together we wanted to try another hot spot. We sailed around but didnt find anyone in this spot so went back to Pongo who now was resting at the surface. We did not want to disturb it too much so went to hot spot number 3 and there found our 2nd humpback whale! What a tour! We stayed for a bit but when time was up headed back to harbour and were even greeted by the sun. 

- Anna Richter

Report from Eldey: in today's afternoon we sailed out to the same area where we saw the whales in the morning, and happy to find out that they were still there! So we spotted our first humpback whale, so close to the cargo ships and the shore, with a lot of seabirds following it! This whale we identified as Frodo, a whale with a big ring on the left side of the body. It was great to see Frodo rolling at the surface so many times, when coming for food! Later, we decided to check another area and we spotted Pongo, another humpback whale! Pongo, as usual, was logging at the surface, but performing so many beautiful fluke dives. We stayed with Pongo a bit before coming back to Frodo, next to Skafabakki. It was feeding beautifully, and there was even a grey seal next to it, looking at Frodo curiously. It was funny cause every time a seal would go for a dive, it would bring another seal, and on and on. We got 3 grey seals looking at Frodo. We stayed with them for a bit and then returned to the harbour. Cold but amazing afternoon!

- Milla Brandao

Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, raven, razorbill, black and common guillemot, eider duck, black back gull, black footed kittiwake, herring gull, glaucous gull, Iceland gull, European shag, great cormorant, greylag goose