Today we were really lucky because the crew on Hildur, one of our schooners who was on its way towards Flatey, to continue from there to Grímsey, spotted a mighty spout very far away. We on Bjössi Sör were heading towards a humpback whale when we heard about this huge spout. We however continued to…
DetailsToday the sea was quite calm again and although the weather forecast had predicted heavy rain, the sun was shining most of the time. So we had perfect whale watching conditions when we sailed out today. On the first two trips we had wonderful encounters with a humpback whale in the middle of the bay.…
DetailsToday the sea finally had calmed down for the most part since wednesday’s rough weather. We made some good tours with minke whales, white beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises and a humpback whale. We were very glad to see that a humpback whale is back in the bay. The minke whales seemed to be in a…
DetailsWhen we went out for our second whale watching trip on Bjössi Sör today, nobody guessed what was awaiting us. First we crossed the bay and sailed into the western part, where we saw several whales and dolphins the tour before. Although the waves were quite high we spotted two minke whales and got some nice looks…
DetailsThere are no tours today, due to the strong wind that is making the waves very high. So the crews used the day to go over safety on board our boats. We looked at safety plans on board, where everything we need in case of an emergency is located, looked at the safety gear (where…
DetailsToday we went out for the first time this season with our Captain Hreiðar onboard “Bjössi Sör” and as we left the harbour, we set the course to the mountains on the western side of the bay, where most of the whales had been the last couple of days. It didn’t take long until we…
DetailsToday the weather was just absolutely fantastic! Again the sea was flat as a mirror and the sun was shining on us. We were also lucky with the whales, and saw three species today; humpback whales, minke whales and harbor porpoises. The humpback whales we saw in the tour at 10:00 were travelling fast north…
DetailsOur tours today at 10:00 and 13:30 have probably been some of the best tours this season so far……amazing weather conditions and amazing whales!!! The sea has been as flat as a mirror, the sun was shining and during the day we encountered four species of whales: On both trips we saw the humpback whale…
DetailsFinally the sun has started shining again on our beautiful, small town and of course our wonderful bay! The tours today have been just excellent! The weather beautiful, the whales present, the passengers happy and of course the hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls delicious. We have seen harbor porpoises,white beaked dolphins, minke whales and humpback whales so far. Need I say…
DetailsToday was a good day despite of the waves that linger in the bay after yesterday’s rough weater. We saw humback whales, minke whales and white beaked dolhpins. We saw at least three humpback whales and they seemed to be in a good mood today, and one even splashed with it’s fluke a little for…
DetailsDespite the bad weather conditions we decided to give it a try and sail out at 10:00, as there have been whales very close to Húsavík the last couple of days. Our plan worked out and we found a minke whale just a few minutes after we had left the harbour. This minke whale unfortunately…
DetailsToday we sailed out in fairly good weather, although it was very cold, but towards the end of the first tour it started snowing, and it didn’t stop! The whales didn’t mind the snow, and showed us how they still are busy feeding. In the first tour today we saw humpback whales, minke whales and…
DetailsThe weather gods were not on our side today as it was quite cold and windy today when we went out onboard “Bjössi Sör” this morning. But that didn’t stop the whales from giving us a great show! In the same area like yesterday (around the Fish Rock, close to the mountains) we encountered…
DetailsThe first North Sailing expedition this season was a successful “Ski to the Sea” trip in April but last week the first “Edge of the arctic” trip was done last week. It was a wonderful group from Bangalore, India that joined captain Heimir and his crew on schooner Hildur for a two day adventure at…
DetailsIt has been quite foggy and it was also raining a bit today in Skjálfandi Bay. But of course that didn’t stop the whales from being active. This morning we crossed the bay and in the same area like yesterday (close to the Fish Rock) we encountered a lot of birdlife (also a surprisingly big…
DetailsToday has been just another very nice whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay and we enjoyed two trips in very calm sea conditions with plenty of wildlife. The morning tour started with two humpback whales that were swimming side by side just a few hundred metres from the Húsavík lighthouse. After some nice looks…
DetailsToday we spotted three whale species; humpback whales, minke whales and harbour porpoises. We also spotted many birds, like gannet, artic skua, artic tern, a lot of puffins and fulmars. In the 10 o’clock tour a minke whale came up next to the boat rolling around, showing it’s belly. It was also very curious and…
DetailsToday was an absolutely beautiful day to go wale watching. We spotted four humpback whales, four minke whales and a group of harbour porpoises. They are still very busy feeding, but still, they are so calm around us. They clearly do not mind us looking at them at all, and came so close to us we could…
DetailsYesterday was a great day for whale watching here in the bay, and today was quite similar: We headed straight west towards the mountains and as we came closer, there were again hundreds of seabirds (mainly kittiwakes and fulmars) circling around at the surface…..and in between them we spotted at least three different minke whales.…
DetailsThis morning we were joined by a group of school kids from the local school here in Húsavík and they definitely chose the right day to go out with us: It has been a wonderful whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay! The sea was really calm and during the morning tour we encountered four…
DetailsBoth our 10:00 and our 13:30 tour have been very similar today: We went out in beautiful weather conditions and it didn’t take long until we came across two humpback whales, feeding just south of the puffin island Lundey. They were both very busy feeding and obviously very hungry…..which is understandable, as some whales have…
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