Friday, 14 August 2026

Saturday, 01 August, 2026

Hi everyone!

Today we sailed out in windy conditions with temperatures around 8°C, but by the afternoon the sun came out, making for a beautiful day on the water.

As we headed out, we spotted plenty of seabirds, including Guillemots, Arctic terns, fulmars, and puffins. South of Hrísey, we were treated to a wonderful encounter with white-beaked dolphins, which were jumping and playing around the boat.

As we continued north, we found a minke whale surfacing several times before disappearing beneath the waves.

The afternoon trip turned into something truly spectacular. We first encountered a jumping minke whale, followed by an incredible lunge-feeding display right beside the boat. It surfaced several more times around us, giving everyone fantastic views.

We then navigated farther northwest of Hrísey, where we found two humpback whales. One of them came very close to the boat and was actively feeding. We were even able to see the bubble net as it performed bubble-net feeding on its own. Watching it surface through the bubbles, with its head and distinctive tubercles clearly visible above the water, was an unforgettable sight and a perfect way to end an amazing day at sea.

Text and images: Lenka&Nicci

Tours of the day: Classic - 0900, 1000, 1300. Express - 1000, 1100, 1400 o´clock

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Today was quite wavy out there, with strong winds and cloudy skies, but around the green buoy we had the biggest surprise of the day: for the first time this year, we spotted a BLUE WHALE in Eyjafjörður! Blue whales are a rare sighting in the fjord. This individual came incredibly close to the boat, allowing us to see its beautiful marble pattern in detail, and we could also tell that it was probably a juvenile. 

Beside a Blue whale, we also spotted a humpback whale, named Disy, near Rauðavik, in the morning, and a pod of at least 3 Northern bottlenose whales, near Hjalteyri. Unfortunately, they weren’t showing themselves much, so we had just a glimpse of them today. Finally if we’re this excited for the big guys we cant forget about the small guys. Around south hjalteyri we also spotted a beautiful MINKE WHALE just as exciting !

In the afternoon, we were lucky enough to find the same Blue whale again, this time moving north in the area of Rauðavík, where once again it came super close first on the right, it then swam under our boat and came super close on our left. What an incredible and unforgettable encounter!

 

Text and images: Anna, Tena, Gema and PETE

Tours of the day: Classic - 09:00; 10:00; 13:00; 14:00; 17:00 Express - 10:00; 11:00; 11:30; 13:30; 14:00