Hi to everyone at Elding - just a brief thank you for an amazing day! My family didn't know what to expect but we were all extremely impressed with the trip from start to finish, the friendly welcome (including a box of tempting chocs in the ticket office - ah well, it was Christmas!), the extremely warm overalls we were all given to wear, and the very reasonably priced bar. Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention the star attraction of the day - the very obliging humpback whale! It really was a "peak" moment for me to see it, at first I didnt think I'd get more than a tiny glimpse as everyone rushed to one place to look and I was near the back (and not that well vertically endowed). The whale obviously wanted to play fair with everyone and carried on swimming around, waving it's flippers and tail in the air and eventually I'm sure everyone on board got to see the awe-inspiring creature several times. Magic!! I dont want to make the white-nosed dolphins feel left out - they were just as beautiful and the second school we saw were out to entertain us, and swam around the whale to make sure it didnt get all the attention (and quite rightly so!). One swam under the boat right underneath where I was standing at the rail, and I saw it's black and white markings really close up.

I didnt manage to capture any of the marine life on my camera (mobile phone variety!) but I got a nice shot of the sun sinking towards the horizon which you're welcome to use.

Thanks again to everyone at Elding who makes such amazing encounters with nature possible, that trip was one of the most amazing experiences that I and the rest of my family have ever been lucky enough to enjoy. Unforgettable!

Happy New Year,

Lindsay Sorrell

Here you can find more pictures from the tour 27_12_2009 taken by Arnar (cew member)