When we went out into Skjálfandi Bay this morning, nobody knew what great surprise was awaiting us. After a short encounter with some Harbor porpoises we sailed into the western part of the bay and observed several Minke whales and a Humpback whale. They were surrounded by hundreds of birds and all of them were…
To day the new month began and now we have more departures than before. Together with captain Hörður, I went for the 9 o´clock trip. The course was set towards the western part of the bay. Soon after we arrived there we spotted a Minke whale. We did not have to wait for too long…
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…
To day, in the 13:30 trip we decided to go a bit further in to the bay because no boats have been there for some days. Soon we had seen a spout from a humpback whale. As we got to the area were we had seen the whale we did not notice it anywhere. As…
Once again we headed to the bay this morning. The sun was shining and no clouds were visible. we set the course to the western part of the bay. As we were almost across the bay we saw a spout north of us. So the course was set towards there. As we had gotten to…
The whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay is just hard to top these days and also today we had three absolutely amazing trips!!! During the tour at 10:00, we encountered two very relaxed humpback whales that spend a while right next to our boat. While we were watching the two humpbacks, we suddenly spotted…
When we left the harbour, we immediately set the course towards the area where we had seen all the large whales during the last couple of days. After sailing for about 45 minutes, we spotted the blow from a humpback whale and of course we took a few looks at the humpback. While watching the…
It has been a fantastic day for whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay with very good weather conditions and four species of whales! The day started with at least two minke whales close to the “Fish Rock” in the western part of the bay. We could watch the minke whales feeding close to the surface,…
After a few days off I was looking forward to it going again whale watching. I had heard of what has been in the bay the last days and was hoping to see some of those species. As we headed to the bay at 10 o´clock trip we had not sailed for long as we…
The whale watching is just amazing these day here in Skjálfandi Bay, and today was no exception! It started with two nice groups of white-beaked dolphins and two humpback whales, one of them taking a little nap next to our boat, on the tour at 10:00. On the next tour (at 13:30) we saw some…
There are not many places in the world where you can see the blue whale, the biggest animal on earth….here in Húsavík we are actually really lucky to have these impressive animals as regular guests during the early summer months here in our bay. We have seen blue whales every day during the last five…
This morning as we headed to the bay the sun was shining and there was almost no wind. These are great conditions for whale watching. We set the course towards the area we had seen Blue whales yesterday. After about an hour of sailing we spotted a powerful blow and as we got closer we…
Today as we headed out to the bay for the five o´clock trip we were looking forward for it because we had been successful earlier seeing Minke whales, Humpback whales and white beaked dolphins. On the way over the bay we saw powerful spouts in the distains. As we came closer we noticed that we…
We headed out this morning in pretty rough weather, the wind was blowing from the north and it was raining. After a great day yesterday, we were hoping the Blue Whales were still around. As we sailed north we spotted a huge spout and soon realized that it was from a Blue Whale! It…
We thought it would be hard to top yesterday, but what we have seen today was simply amazing! It started with three nice humpback whales this morning and while we were waiting for the humpbacks to surface again, we suddenly spotted a huge blow further north, not too far away from us – a blue…
We have had wonderful conditions for whale watching on all our trips today: The sea was as flat as a mirror, the sun was shining for most of the day and the bay was just full of life. Very similar to the last days, there was a big feeding frenzy going on in the western…
Today as we went out for the trip at 13:30 the it was getting a bit colder and was starting to rain. Soon the wind was blowing from the north and the raining was getting stronger. Ether way we continued our trip towards the mountains in the western part of the bay. As we got…
This morning as we headed out to Skjálfandaflói the sea was calm and the sun was shining. We set course towards the mountains at the western part of the bay. As we arrived there and started looking for the whales we just had to look for the birds because there were hundreds of arctic turns…
When we left the harbour at 10:00 onboard our boat “Bjössi Sör”, we did not know that this would become a tour to remember: It started with at least three minke whales in the western part of the bay, feeding among hundreds of seabirds. As we were waiting for one of the minke whales to…
On all our trips today the main action was in the area close to the so called “Fiskisker” (“Fish Rock”) close to the mountains on the western side of the bay. We encountered several minke whales (sometimes up to four of them in the same area) feeding among hunreds of seabirds, mainly arctic terns, kittiwakes…
Today, as we got out to Skjálfandaflói we set the course towards the area where we had seen plenty of whales yesterday. On the way towards the western part we enjoyed the weather and the sailing. As we came closer to the mountains we opened our eyes even more than before to find the whales from…
