Whale diary

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out today from Hafnafjörður to be sheltered from the wind and swell and try our luck in an area that proved to be very productive around this time last year. We saw many seabirds and a large pod of Harbour Porpoises (20-30 individuals) which were the

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsulan: Its the second tour in the year 2013 with not the nicest of weathers but we chased the blue skies so it only rained on us a little while but it wasn´t a heavy rain so we didn´t get too wet and for those whom wanted to wear an overall it was nothing.

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Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from the old harbour in Reykjavik in good sailing conditions. At first we began our search where we had spotted dolphins yesterday and the day before. We soon spotted glimpses of dorsal fins but could not identify what animal we had see

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Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out today from the old harbour in Reykjavik in good spirits and better weather. We sailed with the wind on the way out with calm seas, perfect conditions for spotting cetaceans. At first we searched the same site as yesterday where we had f

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out today from the old harbour in Reykjavik in windy weather onto Faxaflói bay to begin our search for cetaceans. Unusually the conditions only got better the further we sailed from land and we headed to an area we had previously seen cetac

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Report from Elding: We sailed out from Hafnarfjörður today in good conditions for whale watching, calm seas and little wind. We had the wind from the east so we sailed straight out with the wind at our back for a smooth sailing up to Keflavík. Hopes were high for today as we

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: We sailed out from Hafnfjörður harbour today to make the tour more comfortable for our passengers as the land provided more shelter and we have have generally good sightings for this area. As we left the harbour we got to see many species of seabird as li

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed from the old harbour in Reykjavik in very little wind and calm seas. Very good conditions for whale watching. Early on in the tour we came upon a pod of around 5-7 White-Beaked Dolphins. We saw them a few times, travelling slowly along the

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from the old harbour in Reykjavik with clear skies and a gust of north-easterly wind. After only about 30 minutes sailing from the harbour we came upon a pod of White-Beaked Dolphins! There were about 5-7 dolphins most likely feeding a

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: We sailed our from Hafnafjörður today as it was where the Minke Whale was spotted yesterday and also the sea conditions were a lot better from there. We had high hopes for today due to the amount of birds in the area but unfortunately the Minke Whale was