Whale diary

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    Tour status: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we are cancelling the Whale Watching tour today due to a severe storm warning. If you would like to reschedule or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is 

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    Tour status: RUNNING

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    Report from Eldey: The weather was very overcast today as a storm was forecasted for the late evening. The ocean was a little bumpy with the increased wind in the area with larger swells being felt the f

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Yesterday we had to cancel our tour because of storm so today we were very keen to go out! Conditions for sailing were good - wind hit us only when we passed light house Grotta and mad

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we are cancelling the Whale Watching tour today due to a severe storm warning. If you would like to reschedule or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is or&nb

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Iceland was beaten by a huge storm yesterday and another one is coming tomorrow, so today's trip seemed like a small gap or the so-called peace before the storm, so our motivation and will to go out there were huge! Wi

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We departed from Hafnarfjörður today as the conditions out of Reykjavík were not the best. As we sailed out in the bay we travelled in the same direction as the waves which provided us with a smooth sailing. We covered quite a large

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. The see might be a bit rough today out on Faxabay, so if you are sensitive to sea sickness, we do provide tablets for motion sickness both at our ticket office and on board. We hope you are

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather and sea conditions, we unfortunately have to cancel our Whale Watching Tour at 13:00 today 7.1.18. For further questions please contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is or +354 519 5000. 

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Snow was our welcoming in the last day of Christmas, a kind of omen to celebrate the past few days of holidays. Nonetheless, our brave passenger decided to carry on in ex

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a pleasure to be out on the water today. This beautiful and what´s more important calm weather is not very common during winter months. Sun was shining and few clouds on the sky were only making views better. As the conditions and

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We were anticipating quite windy conditions in Faxafloi bay today as the forecast was not too optimistic. Much to our surprise the weather stayed calm and sunny throughout the whole our! Sea was mostly calm, only few withe caps in the di

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    Tour at 13:00 

    Report from Eldey: What an incredible trip that we had during our afternoon tour. The weather was fantastic, clear visibility that allowed us to see the whole extension of Faxafloi, from Keflavik to Snaefellsjokull, almost no wind and zero waves made

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. There is wind coming in from the East so there will be movement on the boat and we do have seasickness tablets free of charge at the ticket office. Today is also cold, so do not be shy

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    Happy New Year and thank you for all the good times in 2017!

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: What a beautiful afternoon to start of the new years. Calm winds and a mist covering Reykjavik and the mountains. It w

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    Tour at 13:00:

    Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a lot and it felt much colder out on the bay than yesterday. We decided to sail first towards Akranes and then turn west so we could sail with the wind further out on the bay. This g

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: This tour was one of those very special tours you only get in winter once in a while: The temperatures were around minus 4 degrees but it did not feel so cold as there was almost no wind. The se

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    Report from Eldey and Elding: It certainly felt good wearing the overalls provided onboard because it was freezing out on the bay! It was easy to forget the cold because the sightings were so good and the vi

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: 8-10 m/s below freezing winds from the East brought a nice calm sailing and not too chilly conditions on the way out to sea but a very freezing cold sail back. We dressed warmly and

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    Tour status 13:00 : RUNNING

    We will be sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today at 1 PM. The sea conditions are bit rough and it is very cold out in the bay today. 

    We do have seasickness tablets free of charge at our ticket office, and at the

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Today was one of those beautiful cold and clear winter days where it was hard to decide if it was better to curl up inside in the warm and have a hot drink or to stand the cold outside