Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: It was nicer sailing from Keflavik, strong winds still but not the big rolling swell that can be very uncomfortable. We journeyed along the Reykjanes to check the seas next to the Hornsbjarg Cliffs as many times we have seen cetaceans th

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind remained strong from the southwest and the swells were still high. The journey out in the bay was rough just like this morning. We pushed forward for one hour before turning and traveling with the swells from the side. Brave

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We moved our boat Eldey under the morning to Hafnarfjörður and decided to go out from there on the afternoon tour. The sailing started towards the south from the harbour and we got some shelter from the worst swell. We searched towards K

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little bit since the morning tour. The rain still kept us company so we made good use of the flotation overalls that we provide. This tour soon proved to be very difficult. We had sailed for a long time before we

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    Tour at 13:00

    We had lovely weather and after about 45mins of sailing we meet with a big pod of white-beaked dolphins, a group or about 5-6 animals that were travelling at about 6-7knots, they came faster towards us and then carried on at a steady

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather was still unfortunately quite miserable and the visibility got worse but that didn´t hinder the excitement of being out on the Icelandic seas in search for leviathans. White-beaked dolphin were the highlights of today´s tour

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The visibility was amazing this afternoon and the sun was shining during most parts of the tour. We could easily see the Snæfellsjökull volcano at the tip of the peninsula north of us. For a moment it felt that the summer was back, but t

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little on the afternoon but the sun was warm on our faces with the south westerly winds. It was very bitter on the way home so our passengers had the yummy whale punch (hot chocolate with run) to warm themselves

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up during the day and resulted in unexpectedly high swells. They made the tour pretty bumpy and many passengers had green faces after a short while. We sailed towards the west first, and then headed further south when

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather alternated between light rain and cloudy sky. The sea conditions got even better than this morning so it was almost flat sea. We searched a little bit more south than the previous tour. After one and half hour without any sig

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The sky had cleared and it kept dry the whole tour. On this tour we had to sail far out to find animals. After nearly 2 hours searching we finally saw splashes even further out. We soon saw the splashes were from jumping white be

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The sailing was a little smoother on the way out this afternoon, the swell had dies down but unfortunately the wind was picking up and it became quite blustery on the journey home. Two minke whales were spotted on this t

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The swell had calmed down a little bit since this morning making the ride a bit rocky but still very comfortable. After about an hour of sailing we were informed about a group of white-beaked dolphins that another whale

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    Unfortunately due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to cancel all tours today. Please contact our ticket office for further information.

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    Report from Eldey: The weather conditions during this tour were similar to this morning, just the wind picked up during the tour. It took a little while to encounter cetaceans, but after about 1 hour and 15 min we spotted a group of 8-9 white-beake

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    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up this afternoon so there was a few splashes coming over the boat so some passengers had a North Atlantic shower but most didn´t mind as they were wearing floatation suits. The scenery was stunning with a freshly

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    Unfortunately we have to cancel our whale watching tours today due to rough weather. Please contact our ticket office for further information, +3545195000 or elding@elding.is

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Just like the morning tour we sailed out from Keflavík to get shelter from the worst swells in the south western winds. All though the conditions had improved a little bit, the swells were still rolling high when we got further out. We s

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: For the same reason than this morning, we departed from Keflavik for the second and last tour of this day. Because we came back from the first tour this tour empty-handed, we were fiercely motivated to spot some whales ! Shortly after le

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: During the tour we had a light rain showering us from start to end. Good thing that our overalls that we offer all passengers kept us dry. Other than rain we had an overcast sky and medium swells. We wanted to head straight out towards t