Once again the humpback whales, the most common species we observe in Skjálfandi Bay, were the highlights of this day. The Sunday started with warm temperatures and the sea was very flat. Like yesterday we encountered one humpback whale in the southwest of the bay. It surfaced unusual close to the shore. It was hard…
DetailsDuring the previous days we usually observed one or two different species during our whale watching tours. That changed today! The sea was calm and although the weather was changeable wind from south brought us warm temperatures. Great conditions to search for the whales! Close to the harbor we encountered some harbor porpoises, the smallest…
DetailsToday the weather was typical Icelandic: Sun and clouds alternated with brief rain showers and a strong wind was blowing from south-east. But the temperatures reminded of the late summer. On our tours we encountered two humpback whales. Both of them seem to like Skjálfandi Bay, we observed them already earlier this season. They spent…
DetailsDue to bad weather conditions we had to cancel our tours yesterday. But today the storm calmed down and the sea was quite flat again, although the swell still witnessed from the high waves yesterday. It is always very exciting to sail out into the bay after one day without whale watching – we had…
DetailsToday started out very good. It was dry in the morning, the sea was quite calm and we were in a good mood. So were the whales. We spotted a minke whale on our way out, but it didn’t stop with us for a very long time, but then we came across two humpback whales…
DetailsDue to bad weather conditions all our whale watching tours were canceled today. But hopefully the storm will decrease and we’re quite optimistic that we can go out again tomorrow. Ask our Ticket Office for current information!
DetailsWe headed west towards the mountains were the whales have been seen for the past few days. The sea was bumpy so it took a little bit longer to get over the bay than usually. After some time we spotted some playful white beaked dolphins and they were willing to swim along with the boat…
DetailsToday it was a little quiet in the bay. Sometimes this happens, this being the wild nature we never know where and when the animals will show up. Humpback and other species of whale migrate to these cold waters to feed, and Humpbacks can eat 1 ton of food a day. Luckily for us the…
DetailsToday was a dolphin day! We saw dolphins as soon as we left the harbour and all along the tour. There was a lot of activity such as fast swimming, peeking above the surface (check their light coloured skin around the eyes and beak), and some jumping. …
DetailsFinally the wind calmed down and today the sea was almost as flat as a mirror. These conditions enabled us to spot the whales from a distance already. In the morning we encountered two humpback whales in the western part of Skjálfandi Bay, surfacing close together. Both of them were very relaxed and calm, they…
DetailsCaptain Heimir just came back from Greenland and took some beautiful pictures with him. Heimir left Schooner Opal in the capable hands of Captain Egill Aðalgeir Bjarnason, a.k.a. Alli Bjarna and first mate and engineer his father Horður Sigurbjarnarson.Alli will take care of our new guest and show them how great Greenland is. Take a look and…
DetailsToday, August 7th 2013, Gisli Sigurgeirsson and Maria Sastre Padró and their two sons Óðinn and Magnús came with her brother Pablo Sastre Padró and sister-in-law Maria Elena Hernandez Blaslo and their two daughters Paula and Elvira to our beautiful town Húsavík to visit a friend of them, Marianne Rasmussen and of course to see…
DetailsAfter the storm of the last few days we enjoyed the sun and warm temperatures today. Many tourists took the chance to join us on one of our tours and it was worth going out into the bay! The highlight of the morning tour were three humpback whales swimming side by side. They lifted their…
DetailsObviously, the Icelandic summer has taken a break. Today it was very windy and rainy and our whale watching tours were quite adventurous: The pretty high waves made it difficult to find the whales. Nevertheless, thanks to our manoeuvrable boats and experienced crew the tours were very successful. We encountered several groups of white beaked…
DetailsThe strong winds dropped down and we could sail out again today. But whereas most of continental Europe is struck by a heat wave, Iceland is still experiencing a cool summer. The usual puffins we always meet on the way were replaced by black guillemots. In 2 weeks, most of the members of our big…
DetailsToday the wind was very strong, blowing from the north, so the waves got really high. Since the conditions were so bad, we were not sure if we could even go out. But we decided to go for it, and try to find some whales, although I for one was not so sure that we…
DetailsThe month of July comes to an end and the weather hardly reminds of summer. It was quite misty this morning and everybody was glad to get one of our warm overalls. However, in contrast to the Icelandic summer the whales where in a very good mood today! We just left the harbor when we…
DetailsIt was a bit cloudy when we sailed out today, but despite that, it turned out to be a fantastic day for whale watching! On our first tour we spotted some white beaked dolphins, a group of mothers with their calves. On this tour we also spotted four humpback whales and one of them breached…
DetailsIt was quite foggy out in Skjálfandi Bay this morning but nevertheless our first tour this morning at 8:50 was a tour to remember. We were searching a big area where we had found several humpback whales during the last couple of days, but instead of humpback whales, we came across four different groups of…
DetailsThe Schooner Opal left Husavik on Sunday July 21st. The destination was Scoresbysund on the south-east coast of Greenland. Scoresbysund is the longest and largest fjord in the world. Opal will stay there until September and transport excited passengers around the natural wonders that the fjord has to offer. Good evening, Husavik!! …
DetailsWe were the first boat out today, going out at 8:50 on Bjössi Sör. It was a bit foggy, but despite that the weather was really nice. It was warm and the sea was very flat so we could see the spouts of the whales from quite the distance. We sailed west towards Creek mountains…
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