Whale diary

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Eldey: Sad about the outcome of todays football match but highly motivated we sailed out into the bay. The sea was much calmer as on the previous tours, so we were really hopefull for this tour. A

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    Tour at 14:00, 17:00 and 20:30: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tours for the rest of the day due to swells out on Faxabay. For more information please contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.

     

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    09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: We sailed out from Reykjavik with a bit of swell. Early on it was obvious we were not going to see the midnight sun, as we had overcast

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The sea was almost completely flat. Although it didn't rain or blow tonight, it felt dark and cold on the bay. The thick cloud coverege dropped closer to the surface and

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The weather was perfect for whale watching, almost no wind and a cloudy sky. The sea was very smooth although a long westerly swell rocked the boat gently. Early on

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The midnight sun tour for today unfortunately did not have any sun, but we headed out to the rainy bay anyways. We had a

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: This was the first midnight tour this season when we could enjoy the presence of the midnight sun. All previous days have been clou

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    09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30 

    Report from Elding: tonight really illustrated the marvels of Iceland´s big W´s: Wildlife and Weather. We heade

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour 20.30

    Report from Elding: Going out on the midnight sun tour, we enjoyed the beautiful sun and was getting excited to see the sunset. Unfortunately, during the

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30 

    Report from Elding: What an incredible tour that we had to celebrate the independence day of Iceland! Firstly, we found few flocks of birds and when we got closer we spotted 3-4 min

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather had cleared up by the time we left for our evening tour, and we were able to enjoy the beautiful sight of the landscape on our way out of the harbour. We soon spotted a harbour p

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 19:30

    Report from Eldey: This tour had all the romance You'd expect from midnight whale watching. On our way towards the sunset we encountered the four local cetaceans most com

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: With the winds picking up from the north we decided to take a more sheltered route towards our most successful whale watching areas. It was a long time sailing but we enjoyed the beautiful

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We set out for the evening tour during really calm and even sunny weather. While searching for the humpback whales, that we saw on our tours earlier today, a group of 3 white-b

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    Tour status 9:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 17:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It was still a bit windy but still good to go out and spot some whales. Our first encounter of this tour were 2 harbour porpoises.

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    Tour status 9:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 17:00 : RUNNING 

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Once again we left the harbour in high spirits as we have seen the cetaceans on several tours, we were also hopeful for this one. Going out a

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind picked up a bit as we headed out the harbour, and it was accompanied by light drizzle at the beginning of the tour. Af

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We left the harbour under light drizzle and wind this afternoon. After about 45 minutes of sailing, we came across a pod of at least 7 white-beaked dolphins

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The condiions had not changed much and the visibility was still good for spotting animals. The first sighting was a min

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The evening was like traveling through a mirror, sea state was extremely calm so we had a lot of visibility in the bay. A good proof