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Monday, 20 February 2023
Today we will be operating on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land.
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser is advised.
CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
Report from Eldey: Today we had four seasons in one day! We sailed out in windy conditions and I could see a huge grey cloud infront of us. As we approached it, it turned out to be a hail-cloud not a rain cloud! It did not last very long and we quickly made it out the other side and were now greeted by blue skies. After about an hour of sailing we reached Hafnarfjordur and we saw multiple blows in the distance. There were about 4 humpback whales in the area, 2 of which we saw very closely, and one of which was lunge feeding quite a bit! We stayed a bit but eventually headed back when time ran out. On the return journey, we sailed into more snow and then arrived at a sunny Reykjavik.
- Anna Richter
Bird species encountered today include:
Common guillemot, black headed gull, eider duck, Northern Fulmar, black legged kitiwake, great cormorant, greater and lesser black backed gulls, black guillemot, Northern gannet, razorbills
Wildlife encountered today:
The Humpback Whale is quite spectacular undergoing the longest migration of any mammal (5176miles/8334km one way), attracting females by singing to them and of course their energetic nature. On many occasions humpbacks have been seen breaching, tail slapping, fin slapping, blowing bubbles and spy hopping just to mention a few. The humpback is also one of the larger whales we encounter
Eins og er, er vitað um allt að 85 mismunandi tegundir hvala og höfrunga í heiminum. Þessar tegundir telja allt frá stærstu dýrum jarðar frá upphafi til þeirra minnstu. Þær er að finna í öllum heimsins höfum og jafnvel í sumum ám. Hver sá sem hefur farið í hvalaskoðun og séð þessar mögnuðu verur í návígi, getur sagt þér að það sé upplifun sem gleymist seint og tilfinningin sem maður fær við upplifunina er nánast ólýsanleg.
Sjófuglar eru mikilvægur þáttur í hvalaskoðunarferðum okkar þar sem þeir leiða okkur oft til hvalanna. Yfir sumarmánuðina gera lundarnir vart við sig en einnig sjáum við súlur, fýla, langvíur, kríur og aðrar tegundir. Á veturna er fuglalífið ekki eins fjölbreytt, en það er gaman að sjá ákveðnar tegundir á svæðum sem maður myndi venjulega ekki sjá þær.