Whale diary

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: We sailed out from Reykjavik under beautiful weather conditions. It was sunny and mostly clear skies, although there was a bit of swel. After about fourty minutes of sailing, we reached pr

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    Tours at 13:00 and 17:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately, due to high winds and therefore unfavourable sea conditions, the rest of the tours today have been cancelled. For more information, please contact us via phone at +354 519

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: Not long after the Elding started sailing into the sun the first back of a minke whale was in sight. We had good opportunity to witness it surfacing a few times and spent

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    Tours at 09:00, 13:00 and 17:00 : CANCELLED

    The tours at 0900, 1300 and 1700 have been cancelled due to the stormy weather and therefore highly unfavourable sea conditions. The tour at 1700 has not yet been confirmed. For more information please contact us via phon

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    Tour at 13:00 and 17:00: CANCELLED

    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Eldey: We left the Reykjavik harbour sailing through strong eastern winds. The sky was a bit moody and the weather quite changeable between mostly light or strong rain. So we drove i

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Weather was similar like in the morning, but the swell, especially further out, got a bit bigger to the enjoying of most of our passengers. Again we had to start sailing against the wind an

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    Status Tour 13:00 17:00: CANCELED

    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Eldey: Temperatures were on a rise since yesterday, and we got a comfortable sailing out as the wind was on our back. The

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    Tour 17:00: CANCELED 

    Tours 9:00 and 13:00: RUNNING

    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Eldey: After a strong start, summer took a break today. The usual gray sky and wind were here to welcome us out at sea, but

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    Status Tour 17:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately the weather and sea conditions changed to the worse and we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour at 17:00 today.  For more information please contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: The wind picked up during our evening tour. Even though we faced westerlies, we had incredible views from the bay. Rainbows, tons o

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The The whole trip radiated with serene beauty. The calm sea, the play of light from the sun hiding behind the interesting clouds and the perfect visibility in all directions. Compared to t

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The rain that accompanied us for a good part of the first part of our trip and the distance from the sightings were all good ingredients to make everyone on board a bit blue. But just

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: If the rain was still present on the last tour of the day, the wind did died down. What a rarity! Thus we sailed at full speed, enjoying a globally warmer temperatures and an endless visibi

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather conditions leaving from Reykjavik were still relatively good, though the visibility was lower than earlier on in the day, due to light rain. Upon reaching our main sighting ground, we were able to wi

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind picked up early on in the tour, as we made our way out of the harbour. We encountered about five harbour porpoises in the earlier part of our tour, some of which g

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It was definetly the best tour of a day! Sea was smoothy and calm, reflecting light just like a mirror. With this amazing condition is was easy to spot animals. After plenty of puffins we got to

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: Report from Elding: As we know it, perseverance can pay off in the most wonderful ways. That's why despite two unsuccessful tours we still departed in high spirits. There was little to no

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: As we sailed out from Keflavik once more, we could finally enjoy some good weather. We had only sailed for about half an hour when a minke whale came to the surface. It su

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    Status Tour 17:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour at 5pm today due to strong winds and unfavorable sea conditions. 

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding: Again, we departure from Keflavik, located

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    Status Tour 17:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour at 5pm today due to strong winds and unfavorable sea conditions.

    Tour at 13.00

    Report from Elding: On the tour, we experienced all the differen