Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan:  We went back out in Grindavík this afternoon. This time we sailed further west than in the morning tour. We had been sailing for at least one hour before we spotted a tall black dorsal fin about 300 meters away. It took us only

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: both boats went out on this, the last day of February, and it is safe to say that the air was filled with excitement after yesterday's outstanding tour. Again the town of departure was Grindavik and Elding sailed out first.

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: the fishing fleet has been catching abundance of capelin in recent days off Grindavik so we figured it would be worth the try to go there for today's tour; the whales follow their food and where there is plenty of fish like

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    Due to unfavourable weather at sea we are unable to run any tours today. Please call us at +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is for further information.

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    Due to unfavourable weather at sea we are unable to run any tours today. Please call us at +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is for further information.

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: we were two boats that went out due to large number of passengers. We began searching as soon as we were out of the harbour as we never know where we might encounter whales or dolphins. The visibility was poor for the first

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    Due to unfavourable weather at sea we are unable to run any tours today. Please call us at +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is for further information.

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    Due to unfavourable weather at sea we are unable to run any tours today. Please call us at +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is for further information.

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The weather was suppurb today, extremely cold, the sea freezing as soon as it hit the boat but the skies were blue and you could see all the 120km to Snæfellsjökull, which we haven't been able to see for a very long time. &

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The wind had calmed down, it snowed less on us and the sea conditions were much better than in the morning tour. Because of high number of passengers we went out on two boats. We split up to look over a bigger area. Finally

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The weather changed slightly from the nine o clock tour we were able to see the sun and a blue sky we hope this indicates that the winter may be ending finally.  Passengers on Elding seen harbor porpoises staying in li

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from boats Hafsúlan and Elding: We departed by coach from Reykjavík to Hafnarfjörður due to rough weather, tour will take around 3-4 hours today with transfers. We sailed along the Reykjanes Peninsula gaining shelter from the land and staying in the

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsula and Elding: The tour started from Reykjavik harbor. the reason for this was because the sea conditions had calmed from the morning. because of the increased number of passengers it was necessary to have both boats in operation. The pass

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    Due to unfavourable weather at sea we are unable to run any tours today. Please call us at +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is for further information.

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    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: After a stormy day yesterday it was nice to actually get out on the water today. The sea was not rough, just a rolling swell which caused a few faces to go green but mostly everyone had fun. We sailed south past the light house grotta

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    Due to rough conditions at sea, we have decided to cancel today's tour. Please call us for further information.

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: today was quite pleasant; cold but not so much if you wore the thermal suits provided. We started off to the north, where another whale-watching boat alerted us to the presence of a few harbour porpoises but they saw

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: today was a modest but very cold eastern wind with all around beautifully covered in white. Three boats went out together; two from Elding and one from another company, very beneficial as then more area can be searched for cetace

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding and Hafsúlan: We have been canceled due to the unfavorable wind direction and swell height for the last 3 days. Today, it was forecasted to be better so we took the chance to get out. Due to the forecasted westerly winds and swell height