Whale diary

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  9:00

    Report from Eldey: Mirror calm waters provided optimum spotting conditions today. The birdlife was also absolutely amazing, both diverse and abundant, especially the cute atlantic puffins that were just everywhere.2-3 harbour porpo

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  20:30

    Report from Elding: This evening started out with a beautiful sunset above Snæfellsjökull, that we could not believe our eyes. All day we had very calm weather and it continued also in our last tour. While enjoying the

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    ✔ TOURS ON SCHEDULE |  20:30

    Report from Elding: It was fully cloudy but the sea was perfectly calm, great weather for whale spotting! We sailed out for about an hour and found some splashes in the distance, and as we approached, we realized we had about 15-20

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    ✔ TOURS ON SCHEDULE |  20:30

    Report from Elding: This evening the tour started with still lots of sunshine. When we approached the bay we could feel the wind picking up and that wind stayed with us for the whole tour. Sailing through the bay

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    ✔ TOURS ON SCHEDULE |  20:30

    Report from Elding: With not a single cloud in the sky this tour was already due to be beautiful. Looking all around us the sea was flat and visibility great for whale watching. It was a bit of a search until our captain's eyes spo

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE |  20:30

    Report from Elding: What a beautiful evening. Still slightly windy conditions, warm feeling in the sheltered harbour walls but as soon as we left the harbour the wind and colder conditions hit us. Warm overall on and ready for a gre

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE |  20:30

    Report from Elding: After a really rainy day, the sun won finally against the clouds. The wind was coming from the North, keeping us refreshed, and the midnight sun kept us spellbound the whole trip. It took us a

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Elding: After a really wet day, the weather gave us a break. The wind was calmed and the sea looked quite flat, without white caps on the surface. We could just felt the hangover of the sea. A big swell a

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00

    Report from Eldey: The day started out very beautifully, sunshine and perfectly calm sea! We sailed out in this perfect whale watching weather, and we found about 3 harbour porpoises on our way! A little while

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Elding: Magic! We knew we had a beautiful midnight sun coming because the sky was clear but we could not imagine the amount of wildlife that we found on this tour. Even though the wind was still blowing our passenger decide

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    TOUR CANCELLED | at 20:30

    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Icelandic weather really can change in a heartbeat. We now faced much stronger north easterly winds than on previous tours and these brought waves with white

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Elding: We sailed out into another light Icelandic night. The waves were quite choppy, but it didn't matter to us, we had fun. The lighting of the night sun lit the way for us to see minke whales at a dista

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The sun was shining bright as it is normal for 9 pm... The passengers on board were delighted and ready for an adventure. Puffin enthusiast happily pointing out all the cute little birds on our way out of Reykjavik.

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Eldey: Since yesterday, wind and waves had calmed down, so we headed out from the bay really positive. We sailed to straight into the middle of the bay and once we got there we spotted 3 harbou

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind was still blowing strong during our tour but the crew and the passengers, we were ready to face it. We

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00

    Report from Eldey: This morning started very cloudy and unsure about what the weather might bring. It was not a problem for our brave passengers because they were on the top deck all the time waiting to see this beautiful animals. When

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00

    Report from Eldey: We were greeted by a gentle breeze on our way out of the harbour. Overcast was over our heads, but nevertheless, we wore sunglasses in the way back. The bay seems to be active as ever. We spotted 3 pods of whi

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00

    Report from Eldey:  The weather was really nice, sun was shining and the sea was calm. The result? An incredible day for a whale watching tour. We headed out to Faxafloi Bay toward our usual spotting area enjoying the view and when

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 9:00

    Report from Eldey: Another sunny day in Reykjavik! After the longest day of the year, the 21st of June, we had a nice first day of summer in Iceland. Apart from the sun, Iceland wouldn't be in the list of the top five

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    ✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | at 20:30

    Report from Elding: We followed our usual plan and headed for the areas where most of the previous sighted occurred during the day. As we reached this area we sighted a minke whale amidst a big flock of birds. Later