The sun definitely came out for the afternoon tour, absolutely gorgeous. Sea was also still flat calm and the visibility was just perfect. We first came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises but they weren´t very interactive so we left them to it and went on our way. We sa
The weather was even better during this tour than the one before. We sailed straight to the area where we had the sightings on the tour before but there were not as many birds there and no whales. We then sailed a bit further out and on the way there we spotted some Harbour
We were going to start this tour by stopping by the Puffin colony in Akurey and on the way over there we spotted few Harbour Porpoises, we then went close to Akurey to look at the Puffins, by the Island we also spotted some Eider Ducks and Black-Backed Gulls. We then headed
The weather stayed similar for the afternoon tour. We started the tour by stopping by Akurey, one of two Puffing colonies here close to Reykjavík. We then headed out. While we were searching we spotted a lot of birds again, we spotted the same birds plus a few Shearwaters, t
As we went out again after lunch there was absolutely no wind. Visibility was strange. It was almost impossible to distinguish between the calm mirror like sea and the gray foggy sky. We encountered the first cetaceans, White-beaked dolphins, quite soon. It was a group of 6-
The afternoon was somewhat like the morning, with the poor visibility (about 100m) so it took us a while before we saw anything. A while later in the tour a Harbour Porpoise leaped out of the water just in front of the vessel probably making sure we could see him. He led us
The weather in Reykjavík was beautiful when we left but like we know, it's not always the same when you get out to Faxaflói bay. But we went in hope to see something nice. The fog was even heavier on this tour then this morning. It was so peaceful and for a while you could o
We headed straight out to the area where we had the sightings this morning. When we got to the area we quickly spotted a Minke Whale. We probably spotted about 3-4 different individuals but they were very anti-social on this tour. Most likely they were travelling since they
The wind seemed to increase a little bit which made the air temperature a little bit colder. We set sail out into Faxaflói and saw a big blow from a Minke Whale in the distance and as we slowly approached we once again found ourselves surrounded by Minkes. We saw ‘Big Missin
The weather was just like this morning, just gorgeous. It took us a little while to find the whales again but suddenly we saw some splashes which were from a pod of White-beaked Dolphins. We stayed with them for a while as they were breaching, leaping out of the water and sw
Again we left the harbour for a date with the whales. Again we started early in the tour to see many, many Harbour Porpoises, up close and all around. It turned out to be difficult to leave them, every time we wanted to leave, another pod crossed our path. Finally we cut the
If there were any changes with the weather it only got better for the 13:00 tour. We sailed towards the same area we were in, in the morning tour and after sailing only for about 30 minutes we spotted a large pod of White-beaked Dolphins, They were spread over quite an area
The wind picked up a little for the first hour then calmed right down for the last two. We headed out offshore and came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises. They weren’t seen for a couple of minutes so we headed away, they didn’t seem to like that we left so they came ba
The weather couldn’t have got better, it was beautiful. The White-beaked Dolphins were still around from the first tour and more of them. We were able to view them for a while as there were about 5 small scattered groups located at different distances from the harbour. It to
The wind had got stronger during the day when we headed out for the second tour. Unfortunately the luck was not on our side this time as we only spotted a small group of Harbour porpoises for a short time. On the other hand we spotted the first Arctic Tern of the season. Ho
The weather conditions didn't really change much since the morning. We headed out in the opposite direction in which we sailed this morning. I got a call from the captain saying that he saw a blow in the distance towards Akranes but as we headed closer we didn't find anythin
The wind had picked up over the last couple of hours and even though it was smooth sailing on the way out it was very blustery on the way back. This tour wasn’t as good as the first as we were unlucky with the larger Faxaflói cetaceans such as the Minke whales. We did see a
After sailing for about 40 minutes we spotted a blow from a Minke Whale. We were able to see this Minke Whale very well and once it came up only about 5-10 meters away from the boat. After that we didn't see it again so we kept on searching. Very close to the area we were in
The sky was clear, the sun was out and yet it was freezing. So, even though it is the first day of summer today it sure didn’t feel like it. As we headed offshore we came across a small pod of Harbour Porpoises but they were quite shy and only surfaced a couple of times. The
The weather was the same as this morning when we headed back out this afternoon, looking for whales. We decided to go further out this time. After searching for a long time we finally spotted a small group of White-beaked dolphins. It was difficult to follow them because the
