Today was really good. The morning trip was wet though, and quite rough, with some people getting sea sick. We headed directly towards the mountains, hoping for the same feast as yesterday but with no real luck. We got treated though by loads of Dolphins, funny since we saw none of them yesterday. In the…
DetailsIt is the time of the midnight sun when the whale watching season in Húsavík is finally in full swing and the North Sailing staff members from Húsavík and all over the world gather for the summer season. While we only count 15 staff members in winter this number goes up to almost 100 in…
DetailsToday was absolutely amazing. Not only was the weather very good, but the Whales were fantastic. Funny enough though, it did not look like the morning trip would be too good, we sailed for a long, long time, across the bay to the mountains without seeing anything. Reports from other boats were just the same,…
DetailsIt’s very hard to describe in words the feeling of seeing the big BLUE whales, especially seeing more than one of them and just a one hour sailings away from the harbour of Húsavík. Whether I’ve been on our NS-2 Whales, Puffins and Sails or on the Orignal Whale Watching tour (NS-1) it has…
DetailsRecent days have been excellent in the bay of Skjálfandi. The food conditions are obviously good for both birdlife and whales. And not just any whales, the big BLUES are here! Blue whales (deu: blauwal), humpback whales (deu: buckelwal), minke whale (deu: zwergwal) and dolphins have been feeding all in the same place, just…
DetailsThe day was great for our guests aboard Schooner Hildur for our Whales, puffins & sails tour. In the morning tour we had 4 different species and quite a lot of good sailing in the northerly breeze. Those species included, white beaked dolphins, minke whales, humpback whales and even a blue whale although we didn’t…
DetailsFor the last two weeks there was a research team in Skjálfandi Bay, exploring our frequent visitors in the bay, the Blue Whales. A team of scientists have started a new project of tagging Blue Whales to learn about the feeding behaviour of this largest animal of the world. The most interesting question…
DetailsWhat a day, what a bay, what can I say!? Well, I can say that I sailed the fantastic schooner Hildur with a fantastic crew (Remy, Martin, Ármann & Hildur) today and yesterday, a total of 4 NS2 trips and it was bloody fantastic! Humpbacks, minkes and dolphins plus Puffin Island so full of puffins…
DetailsIt was a perfect day yesterday for our schooner tour „Whales, Puffins and Sails“ . Captain Alli and Boatsman/Guide Nils took twelve passengers out on our schooner HAUKUR. The passengers soon found their favorite spot on deck and settled in, meaning they had their cameras ready to catch the nicest moments of the tour. …
DetailsToday a crew of seven went out on our schooner HAUKUR on our monthly safety drill. While the weather was not offering perfect conditions for whale watching we used the time and occasion for checking the rigging and testing the new reefing system. Our boatsman Agnes has done a great job, and we are now…
DetailsWhat a phantastic day we had out there in Skjálfandi Bay today. We went out with „Bjössi Sör“ and a very international passenger crowd. Our guests today came from all over Europe, the US and even as far as Australia. Although the beautiful sunny weather we had for the last couple of days was replaced…
DetailsWe just got word from captain Heimir on our sailing schooner “Hildur”, that they (together with North Sailing’s other boat “Bjössi Sör” with captain Hrólfur) have been watching at least three (maybe even four) blue whales on the morning tour. It is of course an amazing sight to see the largest animal on the planet…
DetailsThe last couple of days (and also today) we still had amazing whale watching conditions. During the morning tour we spotted a total of three humpback whales: One of them (a very big individual) in the middle of the bay and two more humpbacks close to the “Fish Rock” (Fiskisker) in the western part…
DetailsThe whale watching conditions are still very good here in Skjálfandi Bay and today we saw all the three species from yesterday again: Humpback whale, minke whale and white-beaked dolphin. In the morning we found our first whale only 20 minutes after leaving the harbour: A humpback whale, not far from Húsavík! It was…
DetailsOn a day like this I love the job as a whale-watching guide!!! During both tours we had absolutely beaufitul weather conditions (flat sea, sun, and up to 18°C), and we were able to watch some big feeding frenzies today. Close to the “Fish Rock” (which is located on the western side of the…
DetailsThe humpback whales are still playing the main role here in the bay these days. On the morning tour we set the course towards the area where we had seen several humpbacks during the last days and it didn’t take us long to spot the first blow. It was actually much further south than yesterday,…
DetailsToday was an absolutely fantastic whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay! In the morning tour we saw a total of six humpback whales and two minke whales. We had some very spectacular moments when a group of four humpback whales was surfacing right next to our boat several times, quite a rare sight!!!…
DetailsThe sun was shining the whole time during both trips and we still have a lot of whales around here in the bay. In the morning we left the harbour with two boats again (“Náttfari” and “Bjössi Sör”) and set the course to the area where we had seen all the humpback whales yesterday. The…
DetailsToday was absolutely beautiful here in Skjálfandi Bay, both the morning and the afternoon tour were absolutely wonderful! In the morning we went out with two boats, “Náttfari” and “Bjössi Sör” in perfect weather conditions and it didn’t take us long to find our first whale: a humpback whale! He (or she?) was swimming…
DetailsToday we had all kinds of weather here in Skjálfandi Bay. It was snowing during the morning tour and the afternoon tour was quite sunny, and, what is of course most important: we were also successful with the whales: We saw one humpback whale and some very nice harbour porpoises in the morning tour. The…
DetailsBad weather prevented us from going out during the last three days, so we didn’t really know what to expect when we left the harbour this morning. Strong wind from the north can often change the food situation in the bay and the storm seems to have brought a lot of food into the bay!…
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