Sunday feeding party

Finally the rain stopped and today it was quite sunny. The wind came from north-westerly direction and it was a bit choppy when we sailed out this morning. Usually it’s a bit more difficult to spot the whales between the white caps of the waves, but of course our crew is experienced and we were…

Feeding party in midsummer

The 21st of July is supposed to be the astronomical beginning of summer. But it didn’t really feel like summer this morning. The sky was overcast and it was quite rainy. However, our passengers wee wrapped in our warm overalls and raincoats and of course the wildlife doesn’t care about the weather, so everybody was…

This is not a zoo! (?)

Today the sea was very calm and almost as flat as a mirror – best conditions for us to head out into the bay to search for some wildlife. In the middle of the bay we spotted a Humpback whale. But this individual took very long dives, so we decided to head a bit further north…

Every day is special!

The summer seems to take a break during these days – today the sky was overcast and our passengers were happy about our cosy overalls, which kept them warm when we were heading out into Skjálfandi Bay. However, the sea was very calm and visibility was good. In the morning we encountered a Humpback whale…

Four species and an old friend

Once again we had a very successful whale watching day! We encountered four different species: Close to the mountains a big feeding party was going on. Several Minke whales surfaced all around us, surrounded by hundreds of birds picking up the leftovers from the whales. In the same area a few Harbor porpoises popped up.…

Blue whales in the bay.

This morning as we headed to the bay we did not know what to expect. On our boat Garðar we set course towards the mountains in the western part of the bay. As we arrived there we noticed the big amount of birds flying there. Soon we also noticed at least three Minke whales there.…

A perfect day!

At 10am this morning we sailed out into Skjálfandi bay and the weather was perfect, the sea was completely flat and it was half clouded. It didn’t take more than 15 minutes before we spotted a Minke whale. It was very calm and we got quite close to it several times. Then we headed in…

A very hungry humpback whale….

The foggy conditions from yesterday had cleared up this morning and the conditions were almost perfect for whale watching: Good visibility and the sea was very flat as well. We left the harbour at 10:00 onboard “Náttfari” and set the course in the direction of puffin island Lundey. Just south-west of Lundey all of a…

A breaching humpback in the fog!

It has been very foggy today in Skjálfandi Bay, but despite the fog, the whale watching has been fantastic! On our tour at 10:00 we encountered three different humpback whales (one of them lob-tailing a few times) and a small group of white-beaked dolphins close to Lundey, the puffin island.   Also on the next…

A feeding party in the bay!

Today we headed out in beautiful weather conditions. The sun has been shining all day and it’s been real nice and warm.   We sailed straight west, towards the Creek Mountains and over there we were in for a treat. There were countless Minkey Whales feeding and all around us were groups of Arctic turns…

First evening tour a great success

During the day, we encountered five different species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) today: We spotted the blue whales again, found some feeding humpback and minke whales, met some playful white-beaked dolphins and also got a glimpse at the smallest whale here in the North Atlantic, the harbour porpoise. In addition to our tours…