This was a bit strange day weather-wise. When we went out this morning it was a bit cloudy but not foggy so it was no problem to find the three humpback whales that have been here the last days. Then at 13:30 when me and captain Hreiðar went out it was getting a bit foggy.…
We went out this morning on two boats, me on Bjössi Sör and Halla Marín on Náttfari. The bay was totally calm and the sun was (is still) shining. Close to the mountains we found two humpback whales side by side, both of them we have been seeing in the last days. Anyways, we got…
The humpbacks are still in the bay, making our visitors happy. Today we witnessed three of them feeding together in the surface. They kept very much together, surfacing at the same time and so close together they seemed to be touching. All three have been spotted earlier this season and we are very glad that…
Tonight was an easy whale watching tour. We started out pretty optimistic since there had been a lot of whales in the bay today and were not disappointed. We found two beautiful humpback whales soon after leaving the harbour. They were very easy to follow and gave us a good show. After a while…
Well, it seems as the blue whales have gone further out, at least we didn't see any today. There were however three humpback whales in the bay. I went out this morning and we found the first humpback just a mile or two out and had a really good luck with it. Furhter out we…
Today we had the best luck! We found two lovely humpback whales which were very friendly for the first trip, swimming along calmly and easy to follow. However when we returned on our 13:30 trip one of them became very curious and came very close to the boat. At one point the whale swam…
On the first tour this morning it took some time to find a whale, I think almost thwo hours had passed before they found one blue whale and did a great show. Then me and captain Hreiðar came out at 12:00 and also had great success with the same blue whale. At that time it…
Tonight we had a fantastic tour. Practically as soon as we left the harbour we spotted two blue whale blows in the distance. We quickly caught up with them and were able to follow them for quite some while, at least the good part of an hour! The two of them stayed very close together…
I did three tours today and wow! This day was amazing. Apart from a bit strong wind during the middle of the day, the weather was nice and sunny. But there were so many blue whales and humpback whales that I soon lost track of the number even though I tried hard to count them.…
The wind had finally calmed down this morning and we went out at 10:00. Like always when we haven't been out for a while because of weather I'm a bit nervous that there aren't any whales. But my worries were not necessary. We saw first two minke whales and then we went further out and…
Today is the second day of "bræla" as it's called in Icelandic when the weather is too bad to go out. The northern wind is way too strong for us to go whale watching so all the boats stay put at the pier, waiting for the wind to calm down. According to the weather forecast…
Tonight incredible luck and our good crew worked together to make a fantastic trip against all odds. The weather was murky and foggy when we headed out for our 8:15 pm tour, visibility was low and the Northern winds strong. But none the less everybody was prepared to try and ready for anything. First we found three…
This weekend has been wonderful. On Friday we had great luck, spotting four species in one trip: A humpback, minke, blue whale and several orcas! The orcas were only in the bay for two tours but they were a welcome addition to our bay. The blue whales seem very interested in our vessels, two of them…
Like on monday I was expecting that we might not find a blue whale today even though we saw one on all the trips yesterday but I was wrong. Two boats went out this morning, Haukur and Bjössi Sör and firs we saw one minke whale and a small dolphin family. There were two pretty…
I saw a Blue whale today for the first time in my life. I am still in shock.. I thought I had prepared myself pretty good because I knew it would probably happen to me this summer, but… the size of this animal is just overwhelming! I didn‘t really know what to say to the…
Unfortunately the blue whales didn't stick around for long. Today the minke whales were the main specie again and the humpback whales seem to have left the bay as well. This is how the life in the bay can change from day to day. But we had good luck with the minke whales on both…
The Blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on the planet. It was a perfect day in the bay today. Not only was the sun shining and the wind calm but we spotted in total 5 species during the day: harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins, minke whales, humpback whales and blue whales! The humpback…
Again the main focus is on the minke whales. They were not as many today as yesterday but all the same we had a good show on both my tours today. Also we saw dolphins on both trips. And like yesterday the minke whales stay close to Puffin Island so we see always a lot…
I did the two later trips today and it was so calm out there. No wind and totally calm surface. On the earlier trip it was though raining a bit but not too much. Still, the minke whales are the stars in the bay. We saw four of them in the first trip and five…
It was my first evening tour tonight and I really like the evenings. Normally the wind is quiet in the evening in Skjálfandi bay and when the bay is quiet it is easier for me to find whales. A still surface is the perfect conditions to find whales. And to find whales was not a problem…
This morning it was quite windy out on Skjálfandi Bay and the waves were impressive. We sailed out and headed north towards Lundey (Puffin Island) hoping to run into some whales. Fortunately we did after a while, a minke whale came up pretty close to our boat but then disappeared after blowing powerfully…
