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Report from Hafsúlan: today we went out from Reykjavik amidst beautifully snow-covered mountains and under totally clear skies! The swell from the stormy days of late was some but ther
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Report from Hafsúla: we sailed out from hafnafjörður today because there we can get better shelter from the strong south western winds and then more comfortable sailing. After around 20 minutes sailing we spotted a harbor porpoise, a small
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Report from Hafsúlan: after three days of cancellations due to storm, we found it would be safe to go out on the water today but to play extra safe and more comfortable we decided to go from Keflavik and sail towards Hafnarfjörður. It was southern win
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Due to incoming storm we have decided to cancel today's tour. Please contact our office if you need more information - elding@elding.is or +354 519 5000.
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Tour today has been cancelled due to rough conditions at sea. Please contact our ticket office for further information (+354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is).
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Unfortunately due to rough weather we have decided to cancel today's tour. Please contact our ticket office for further details +354 519 5000 / elding@elding.is
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Report from Hafsúlan: Today we sailed out from the harbor of Hafnafjörður to gain better shelter from the south- west winds. It was raining for the first 30 minutes of the tour but after that it cleared up and we had a very pleasant sailing. The view over
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Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: We ventured out into the bay of Faxaflói in search for the elusive whales. Three boat in all (one from another company) were all out to cover a larger area of the bay for better chances. It was a south easterly wind today m
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Report from Hafsúlan: the only bad side of today's tour was the swell resulting from yesterday's storm. Otherwise the sky was beautiful, the mountains were covered in snow, and we could see far and wide around. With no white caps on the water, it
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Unfortunately due to rough weather we have cancelled our tours today. Please contact our ticket office for further details +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.
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Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: We had a very windy day today. We sailed out from Reykjavík and kept close to Reykjanes peninsula on the way out, while we sailed out on the bay we traveled with the wind so it wa
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Report from Hafsúla: We decided to sail out from Grindavík today and go from there along the Reykjanes peninsula to Sandgerði. We passed Eldey, a small island with sheer cliffs that rises to the height of 77 meters. We then sailed along the west part of the
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Report from Hafsúla: we sailed again from the harbor in Grindavík today. First we sailed west towards a small island called Eldey which is one of the largest northern gannet colony in the world and in that area we passed a good number of these big and magnif
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Report from Hafsúlan: today we went out again from Grindavik, this time we started by heading slightly to the west before turning a bit south to search there. Then when made a turn towards the east and to the Krísuvíkurbjarg cliffs, which in spring a
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Report from Hafsúlan: today it was a tour from Grindavik, for two reasons; northernly wind blowing into Faxaflói and also because last January was fruitful whale-wise off Grindavik. Due to the strong wind, we had to search east as there we would be better shelter
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Unfortunately due to rough weather we have decided to cancel the tour today. Please contact our ticket office for further information +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is
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Report from Hafsúlan: We heading out today on a beautiful whale watching tour in gorgeous wintery sun conditions. First heading north towards Akranes and then towards the Reykjanes. There was a beautiful winter's sun shining over the stunning sno -
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Report from Hafsúlan: We took our passengers, at no extra charge, to the habour of Hafnafjörður where the whale watching boat was waiting for them. The weather was not at it's best and so we used the Reykjanes to gain shelter to have the sea conditions smoother and a -
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Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Saturdays are proving to be our busiest day of the week, so always make sure you book to be guaranteed a space. We took out two boats on this beautiful but very cold day. It was a little windy and the swells were quite high but long, which
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Report from Hafsúlan: today we went out from and returned to Hafnarfjörður. There was considerable swell for much of the tour as a result of the storm of the past days but we went as gently as we could, passenger safety being our highest concern. Very cold it was and