The weather was amazing today, the sun shining and in the evening the midnight sun was really beautiful. The whole day Minke whales and White beaked dolphins played the main role although on one of my tours it was a bit difficult to find a Minke whale but we saw a lot of the dolphins.…
DetailsToday was a remarkable day with the whales. The weather was good; Sunshine and next to no wind. There had been sightings of great swarms of herring towards the bottom of the bay, visible to the naked eye as black spots on the surface, and when we got closer we found a few minke whales…
DetailsThe annual town festival, Mærudagar, starts this Thursday the 22nd of July. In Húsavík, the word “mæra,” the first half of the local festivals name, means sweets or candy. Thus, the festival might be called “Candy days” in English. These Mærudagar have been held the last fifteen years, starting off in 1995, growing bigger each…
DetailsThe weather in Húsavík today is amazing, the bay completely calm and the sky clear. The scenery doesn’t get much more beautiful than on a day like today. This morning a cruise ship arrived in Húsavík harbour and a part of the passengers went out whale watching with me at 9:00. We had the most…
DetailsToday we have seen several Minke whales and they seem to have a lot of food. A pleasant surprise today was to have a small seal approach the boat to the delight of our guests. It was very curious and came close to inspect. Flosi, guide.
DetailsToday we had several minke whales with us both by the bottom of the bay and in the east, a short way from harbour. They were quite busy feeding it seemed, moving sporadically and hard to predict. Even though that makes our job a bit more difficult it is none the less very pleasing to…
DetailsToday we started off in a great fashion, with minke whales practically inside the harbour. We had to work for it but eventually got a good look at them so that everyone caught a good look. Then, for the first time in many weeks, we spotted a group of harbour porpoises that actually showed themselves…
DetailsToday the weather was okay, but the whales were quite difficult to spot. However, after a long trip over the bay to the east, under the great Creek Mountains, we were able to spot at least two minke whales rather close together, feeding near Skerið, a reef that is often visited by the whales. On…
DetailsIt was a proud moment for North Sailing when Schooner Hildur sailed into Húsavík harbour this morning. Like we have reported in the last weeks Hildur has been in Denmark for the last 10 months where it was being transformed into the two mast schooner. It left Denmark last weekend and arrived in Húsavík at…
DetailsIt‘s now high season and we are managing quite well despite Náttfari being out of action. The weather today is incredible and the harbour is bustling with life. Tourists waiting in lines to go whale watching, sitting outside both Gamli Baukur and Skuld enjoying the weather. North Sailing‘s employees are doing there best to find…
DetailsTomorrow morning at 9 o‘clock North Sailing‘s new schooner, Hildur, will be arriving at Húsavík harbour. Garðar and Haukur will be sailing out at 8 o‘clock with North Sailing‘s employees to greet her and escort it into the harbour. She will be ready to set sail with passengers in a few days.
DetailsThe skies were still grey but at least it wasn‘t raining. I sailed two trips with Cpt. Hreiðar and Deckhand Sammi came along on one trip. We had lot‘s of passengers, almost full capacity of Knörrinn on both trips, and had some great luck with the minke whales. We saw at least 4 or 5…
DetailsThe North Sailing website has undergone major renewal in the past couple of weeks. Through the main site (www.northsailing.is) you can now easily navigate to its sister pages, including the whale watching and schooner sites. The new design makes everything easier, from finding out basic information about our services to quickly checking out the daily…
DetailsBrr… it was really cold out there this morning, the sky grey and sometimes it was raining. But everybody put on warm overalls and off we went. We hadn’t been out for long when we spotted the first minke whale. It was however quite busy and traveling between different areas. Further out we spotted another…
DetailsHildur has departed Denmark, where it has been stationed for renovation as a schooner for the last 10 months, or since september 2009, and is finally heading home. Hildur was primarily stationed in Egernsund where most of the work was carried out and it was made seaworthy in its new form, but was also sailed…
DetailsToday was a fine day out on sea. Much better weather than we last week and plenty of life in the bay. The 5 o’clock trip found a minke whale even before they left the harbour, the whale circling closer to the town beach before heading back out to sea. A few more minke whales…
DetailsLike in the last two days the white beaked dolphins have been almost everywhere you look. So far today though we haven’t seen any of the bigger whales, neither minke whales nor humpback whales but I’m hoping that all these dolphins mean that there is more food coming into the bay which will attrack the…
DetailsThis morning the weather was getting a lot better and the sea surface calmer. When I went out at 9:00 we had a great tour, amazing how the bay can change in between days. We saw two nice minke whales in the western part of the bay and also some white beaked dolphins. In the…
DetailsLike often when the weather has been as bad as in the last days it can be really difficult to find some whales. This morning the sea was still a bit rough and we didn’t find anything and the same was happening in the afternoon. When I went out however at 17:00 the sea was…
DetailsA few days ago, some of our staff, namely the guides and the hard-working people in ticket sales, got the opportunity to better themselves even further. A course in speech, presence and service was held in cooperation with Margrét, an actor, and Oddur Bjarni, a director. Most of us know both of them from Let’s…
DetailsAs predicted, a second day of rough seas and generally bad weather leaves us unable to go out. It’s drizzling and quite chilly here inland, so the thought of going out doesn’t excite me quite as much as it usually would. Hopefully it will clear up soon, but then again we’ve been quite lucky with…
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