Whale diary

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    Soon after we left the harbour this morning, we saw a pod of 15 white-beaked dolphins with a calf amongst them! We then spotted a minke whale and a humpback whale, the same individual from yesterday and then two more further out. In the afternoon we saw 2 pods of harbour porpoises close to the harbour and a lot of white-beaked dolphins. Then we found a humpback whale and a minke whale!

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    rib boat and humpback whale fluke
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    We saw about 4-5 white-beaked dolphins this morning, then at least two humpback whales, beautifully showing its fluke as well as a minke whale. In the afternoon we went to a similar area and quite quickly found one of the humpback whales from this morning as well as 3 white-beaked dolphins appeared jumping in big splashes.

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    This morning we had pastel colours in the sky, almost no wind and a calm sea on this chilly day. Not too long into our tour we spotted a harbour porpoise, then a minke whale surfacing really nicely and next a humpback whale! In the afternoon we also saw a minke whale as well as another humpback whale!

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    humpback whale in Faxaflói bay in front of Esja
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    This morning the water was super flat all the way through the ride. We eventually spotted around 10 white-beaked dolphins displaying for us different behaviours such as bow riding, jumping, socialising and traveling. In the afternoon we spotted a tall blow in the distance, that turned out to be a humpback whale and later we also found a minke whale!

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    In the morning we saw a pod of white beaked dolphins and also encountered about 5 harbour porpoises. After a good amount of sailing in the afternoon, we ended in an area where we noticed fins of about 15 white-beaked dolphins, some even jumping all around us!

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    It didn't take too long to find wildlife this morning as we spotted a minke whale just metres from our front, then a pod of 15-20 very spaced out white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we also saw a minke whale, however as we go closer it completely disappeared. We therefore we decided to give out complimentary tickets to all our passengers!

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    We sailed out in Faxaflói, admiring sunrise for a while, when we spotted a tall blow in the distance which turned out to be a humpback whale, then a pod of 6-7 white-beaked dolphins, travelling calmly. In the afternoon we found 2 pods of harbour porpoises that surfaced nicely and then also about 10 minke whales!

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    minke whale in faxafloi bay
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    We had lovely calm conditions on the water today, although it was bitterly cold. In all, we spotted 2 harbour porpoises, 3-5 minke whales including one that came a bit closer and about 3-5 white-beaked dolphins on our tours today, including a smaller juvenile in this pod sticking very close to its mother!

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    This morning we saw a few white-beaked dolphins and a big blow that we were unable to follow. In the afternoon we saw a huge splash that belonged to a breaching humpback whale (likely the owner of the blow from the morning), accompanied by 5-10 white beaked dolphins and about 5 minke whales in the same area!

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all whale watching tours scheduled today!

     

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all whale watching tours scheduled today!

     

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all whale watching tours scheduled today!

     

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all whale watching tours scheduled today!

     

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    The day was quite grey but there was finally barely any wind at sea and just a few long waves. Although we saw 2 harbour porpoises and a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins in the morning, we decided to offer the passengers complimentary tickets. The afternoon tour, in addition to that, also saw a minke whale and a humpback whale!

     

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    We sailed out this afternoon onto a gloomy bay with moderate swell. After about an hour of sailing we spotted 2 white-beaked dolphins and on the way back we saw 3 harbour porpoises. Ultimately we decided to offer our guests complimentary tickets as both sightings were very short lived.

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    This morning we were able to sail out for the first time in a few days hoping to see some marine wildlife. Not too long after leaving the harbour it started to snow. Around this same time we also saw a harbour porpoise, then about 10 white-beaked dolphins before we also got a quick glimpse at a minke whale!

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED

    Due to rough weather in the bay, we have decided to CANCEL all our whale watching tours today!

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED
    All Whale Watching tours have been CANCELLED today due to unfavourable weather conditions and rough seas!
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    Due to weather, we were only able to sail at 13:00 today. It was very cold in the bay and we could even see the snow on top of the mountains surrounding the bay. It took us a while before we spotted some fins in the distance which turned out to be a pod of white beaked dolphins

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    • ALL TOURS CANCELLED
    Due to rough sea conditions in Faxaflói bay, all our whale watching tours have been CANCELLED today!