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I deilig sommervær her i Reykjavik på tirsdag, dro Atli og jeg på hvalsafari utenfor Reykjavik.

Etter omlag ti minutters tur, var vi kommet ut til Lundeøya hvor det yret av liv. Lundefugl i tusenvis tilbringer sommeren der og i disse dager flyr de til vinterstedene.

Etter halvtime lenger ut, så vi hvaler og her er arrangørens dagbok fra turen:

our at 13:00 Elding: A wonderful afternoon tour! We spotted all four cetacean species which live in Faxaflói bay. First we spotted a breaching humpback whale from far away and stayed with it for a little bit when we finally reached it. Throughout the whole tour we had many minke whales all around the boat. Then suddenly a group of dolphins visited us, but they stayed only for a short while. After that we had a really nice, enjoyable group of harbour porpoises playing in front of the boat. Later we found the humpback whale again. This time it was more active: lobtailing, rolling, waving its large flippers, showing its fluke, and feeding...