Whale diary
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Well no big whales today but we had great Harbour Porpoises and White-beaked Dolphins. Porpoises at the beginning of the tour which seemed to be feeding and a couple of families of Dolphins at the end which looked to be resting. Quite a bit windy today but the land sheltered
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We were really exited if we will be able to go out today, because we know that there are big schools of capelin near to the coast between Grindavík and Sanðgerði. This small fish that occurs in schools of millions of tons, is always followed by Whales, that feed on it. But u
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Due to the sea conditions we started our tour today from Hafnafjörður. The weather was changing a lot during the whole tour, so we had the full monty from rain showers to sunshine. Just a few minutes after we left the harbour we encountered a pod of Harbour Porpoises really
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What a day! We sailed out from Grindavík today to try our luck. We knew that the capelin was close by. As soon as we left the harbour we saw lot of fishing boat in a distance, all at the same spot! So we headed to that area but on our way we spotted killer whales! There were
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Unfortunately we have to cancel the whale watching tour today due to unfavourable weather conditions. The office is open till 17.00 so please come down to the old harbour or ring us if you require further information. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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Unfortunately due to unfavourable weather conditions we have had to cancel our tour today. The office is open till 1700 so please come down to the old harbour or ring us if you require further information. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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The weather was beautiful dispite the fact it was February in the North Atlantic, clear blue skies, great visability and smooth sailing when not sailing against the wind. No cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) SIGH! We did have a couple of close calls as the passengers t
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We decided to start our tour from Reykjavík older harbour today. Compared to the last two days we were really lucky with the sea condition and the weather. These circumstances allowed us to sail much further out into the bay, then we did over the last couple of weeks. And it
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Today we sailed out from Grindavík to try our luck there. The weather was beautiful, the sun was shining and we had really good visibility. As soon as we sailed out from the harbour we saw lots of seabirds so we had our hopes high. We searched in a large area were we had eve
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In the afternoon we decided to sail from Reykjavík towards Hafnafjörður. We hoped to spot some Whales in this area and the sea condition seemed to be better on that side of Faxaflói Bay. Unfortunately the whales were not around even the sea was calm and it should not been a
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We sailed out from Hafnafjörður on this tour because we saw many seabirds from land as we were driving to Keflavík this morning. However, by the time we were there all the birds had disappeared. We sailed very far out into Faxaflói Bay, further than we have been in a long ti
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What a beautiful day even though very cold. Blue skies and snow capped mountains. An amazing scenery to see from sea. We saw a large pod of White-beaked Dolphins today (7-13 individuals) which seemed to be resting but is was really nice to see them quite close and the blow (
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In the beginning of the tour we had really nice weather, even the sun came out and the sea was calm. Just a few minutes after we left the harbour in Keflavík we spotted the first Humpback Whale! It seemed to be busy feeding on the herring that stays close to the coast in thi
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The weather was very nice when we headed out again from Keflavík. Soon we spotted a small pod of white-beaked dolphins. They surfaced few times in front of us before heading away. After that we decided to go further out and look for the humpback we saw this morning. And yes
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WELL WHAT A DAY!! We sailed out from Keflavík today as the wind direction was unfavourable from Hafnafjörður. We sailed in not the nicest of weathers but at least the rain stayed off us for the whole tour. We searched and searched for about an hour before we found a couple o
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Well today was a real disappointment for both crew and passengers as Mr. Square our favourite Humpback Whale was no longer there. We searched and searched but alas he was gone. We did however see loads of Harbour Porpoises and many Seabirds which brightened up our day. Lucki
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Because of the weather condition and the great sightings over the last weeks, we sailed again from Hafnafjörður. Just a few minutes after we left the harbour we spotted a group of Harbour Porpoises and a Seal! We decided not to stop and to head further out to search for some
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We sailed out in a beautiful weather from Hafnarfjörður this afternoon. The guide was not finished with the introduction speech when he saw a blow from a whale, and yes it was our friend Mr. Square! Mr. Square is a humpback whale that has been in this area for some while. We
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This day showed us, how fast the Icelandic weather can change. We started in the harbour of Hafnafjörður in sunshine, just some minutes later we got a hail shower and then sun again. During the whole tour the weather changed all 15 minutes, while we were following our favour
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The day started off so beautiful that we hoped the rain would stay away at least till after the tour but alas no. It was only the rain that dampened the tour today otherwise it was fantastic. We saw Harbour Porpoises, One Humpback Whale (Mr. Square) and many seabirds includi