It has been really windy here in Húsavík today and yesterday, but as the wind is blowing from the south (from the land) it is not a big problem for us as there are no high waves in the bay…..it is just windy ;-). The southerly windy usually also bring warm temperatures and that…
DetailsAlthough it´s still unusual warm, the continuing wind at least reminds us that autumn is coming. Also today the southerly wind caused some movement in the bay and we got some refreshing showers from the sea over the reling… In the morning we sailed in northwesterly direction, to check out the western and furthermore the…
DetailsThe weather is still incredible! Hard to believe that it is already mid-September, it’s still sunny, unusual warm and today the sea was very calm, so wonderful conditions again. It didn’t take us too long to find the animals. We spotted a minke whale and sailed slowly into the area, where we spotted the animal.…
DetailsThis morning started grey and rainy, but as soon as we left the harbor the rain stopped fortunately. It was very calm and the sea flat as a mirror. Perfect conditions to spot some wildlife! It didn’t take us too long to find a minke whale in direction of Lundey, the puffin island. In the…
DetailsThe fact that we never know what’s awaiting us when we’re heading out into the bay is one of the things that make our job so exciting! So it happened today. In the morning we decided to sail into the area where we spotted some wildlife yesterday in the evening. It’s always a good start…
DetailsOnce again we got the proof how quickly conditions can change throughout the day! The weather was incredible, it was unusual warm and the sea was as flat as a mirror. In the morning it was quite difficult to find some wildlife and it took us a long time to find a minke whale. We…
DetailsThe Icelandic Chess Association, Hrókurinn, has arranged a collection of shoes and clothes for children in Ittoqqortoormiit, the most secluded village in Greenland. This effort has been well received in Iceland and donations been made from various places, including Húsavík. In fact, it has been more successful than originally expected so more villages in East-Greenland…
DetailsAlthough nature is always unpredictable, there are some days where everything seems to be simply perfect. Such as today. The morning was already quite successful – we observed a minke whale in the beginning and later on a humpback whale, which was great to see. Furthermore the weather conditions were perfect, it was calm and…
DetailsWhen we left the harbour at 17:00 today onboard “Náttfari”, we had already been on two very successful tours, but this evening tour turned out to be simply amazing: After about sailing for one hour, we found the humpback whale that we had already seen earlier today. It was obviously feeding at the surface as…
DetailsAfter yesterday had been a quite difficult day and the bay seemed to be almost empty regarding marine mammals, I have to admit we were a bit sceptical this morning, when we headed out to look for some animals. Would we be more successful today than the day before? However, to my mind this is…
DetailsAfter a stormy night we were curious what was awaiting us – wind from the north often brings lots of nutrients in the bay, thus increasing the availability of food which hopefully attracts some wildlife. However, it turned out to be quite difficult to find some animals. We decided to sail in northwesterly direction to…
DetailsEvery tour I’m starting with telling the passengers that we are heading out into the wild nature and not into any kind of a zoo. And I’m serious about that! We never know what to expect on our tours and every day is a new challenge to find the wildlife. Today was one of the…
DetailsToday I had two trips on our biggest boat “Garðar” and both of them have been really successful: On the first tour (at 9:00) it took us a little while to find some animals, but after sailing for about one hour we came across a group of white-beaked dolphins. We took some good looks at…
DetailsWooooooh, what a stormy day was today! Some “leftovers” from a hurricane hit Iceland and brought us rough sea conditions. This is always a challenge for us, since it’s more difficult to spot some animals between the high waves and the white caps caused by the wind are quite tricky as well. However, we were…
DetailsIt seems to be still summer time here in the north of Iceland. ALso today was very warm and sunny and the sea was incredibly calm. Best conditions to spot the whales from far away already. However, it took us some time to find them in the morning. Like yesterday in the evening they were…
DetailsThe wonderful weather causes good mood – not only all our passengers were in perfect mood today, but also the whales. In the morning we observed a humpback whale, when suddenly a minke whale surfaced close to the bigger animal. These whales are usually quite shy and sometimes difficult to approach. Not so that one!…
DetailsNo need for the warm and cozy overalls that we provide today– the sun was shining and it was really warm. We had great success on all of our tours today. We had quite a few Humpback Whales spread around the bay and they all seemed to be relaxed and enjoying the sun. We…
DetailsToday was a perfect day! It was very warm and sunny, so nobody needed our warm and cosy overalls. When we headed out into the bay it felt more like a saliling tour somewhere in the mediterranian! And also the whales were in perfect mood. On the way north we encountered some harbor porpoises, very…
DetailsWhat a day was today! Everything seemed to be perfect. It was very calm, a bit cloudy (so no glare!) and unusual warm. The visibility was even good enough to see Grímsey, the island located at the Arctic Circle. Best conditions to spot the whales! And it didn’t take us too long to find them.…
DetailsWe had perfect conditions when we left the harbour at 18:00 this evening onboard “Garðar”. We set the course in the direction of an area where we had already seen several humpback whales during the day and as we were sailing north towards that area, it did not take us long to spot a very…
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