Last night the crew and passengers on Bjössi Sör hit the jackpot when a BLUE WHALE came into the bay again. There has been some time now since we’ve spotted blue whales but this just shows how unpredictable the wildlife can be. Some white beaked dolphins and minke whales were also spotted on the tour.…
DetailsThe weather inland is lovely, quite sunny and nice. As you head out to Skjálfandi, you can feel how the wind picks up from the north, chilly and strong. As always, you simply have to dress it off, and there are of course plenty of overalls for everyone on board. The wind doesn’t stop the…
DetailsThere’s not a lot of work left to get Hildur ready. It was taken out for a tour with a few guests, some with notable sailing experience. The tour went nicely and Hildur sailed well, experiencing both a nice and calm wind and a somewhat stronger breeze as well. In the next few days, Hildur…
DetailsWe were extremely lucky with weather in our first tours of the day. The wind was not too strong and the sun shining. It seems like the Minke whales and Dolphins have taken over control of the bay. We haven’t seen any big whales for the last few days but these two species seem to…
DetailsThe calm wind from last night didn’t last long, it was blowing from north west this morning but it wasn’t too strong though, all right to go whale watching. Too my surprise nobody got seasick so everybody enjoyed themselves. The life in the bay was similar as yesterday, not difficult to find a minke whale…
DetailsIt was getting a bit windy when me and capt Hrólfur went out at 17:00 but it calmed down again in the evening. The day has been pretty much like the last days. There are a lot of minke whales in the bay and some of them are really easy going around the boats. On…
DetailsGarðar is at the pier and work has been ongoing to get him passenger ready. There is still plenty of work to be done, for example painting in various places, placing benches as well as security equipment and many other smaller (or bigger!) tasks. Quite a lot of work took place yesterday, and here you…
DetailsThe weather today was a bit rough in the 17 o’clock tour, but got better in the evening. To start off the former tour, me and the captain saw a Minke whale breaching in the rough seas, but not many of the passengers caught it. We waited around but didn’t see it again, so we…
DetailsThe day has been pretty much like yesterday apart from the fact that the humpback whales haven’t shown up again. But there are plenty of minke whales around still and groups of white beaked dolphins traveling around as well. The weather has been quite neutral, the sun didn’t shine today but the wind was calm…
DetailsLast week we had “magic chocolate” night in Café Skuld where the hot chocolate was enriched with a little extra. The atmosphere on the terrace by Skuld was cozy in the midnight sun, just perfect for sitting down with a blanket, sniff in the clear sea air and warm up with a cup of “magic…
DetailsFinally some humpback whales found their way into the bay, the schooner Haukur found two humpback whales this morning and they were seen on three tours today. But unfortunately they didn’t stop for long, when I went out at 17:00 they were already too far out for us to reach them. It didn’t matter much…
DetailsToday was a little bit colder than the past few days, with the wind picking up around midday. None the less we were able to spot white beaked dolphins in the morning trip and minke whales all day. Some of the minkes were new to the bay, including one that seemed tobe rather young and…
DetailsToday was another great day for whale watching. Still waters, no wind, warmth and cloudcover gave the perfect conditions for spotting whales. First whale of the day was a minke whale which was very friendly. It came very close to the boat, diving under it and always resurfaced close to it again. Then we went…
DetailsCalm waters and a little cloud cover made today an excellent day for whale watching. The 13:30 tour spotted a minke right in the vicinity of the harbour which was a little difficult to keep track of, moving in every direction and changing course in an instance. But with a bit of patience we could…
DetailsThere have been some delays on delivering the sails for Schooner Hildur and we also have had some troubles with the propeller but now this has been taken care of and we can expect Hildur to sail from Denmark to Iceland soon. Our people in Denmark, Hörður and Rémy have been in Engersund…
DetailsToday started out with rough weather which prevented us from going out on our first 3 tours. But calming down as the day drew on, we were able to try our luck in the afternoon. We found some minke whales which were a little difficult to follow but we managed to see quite well. Then…
DetailsIt has been a beautiful day in Skjálfandi Bay today, sunny and practically no wind. Therefore it’s been easy to spot whales and we had a lot of minke whales today as well as many many playful white beaked dolphins and some harbour porpoises. I went out in the evening and the midnight sun with…
DetailsThere was a turning point in the shipyard today when Garðar finally got it’s mast and was then taken out and sailed for the first time after renovation. It didn’t go far though, not this time, just one round about the harbour. Then it was tied to the pier as it is not completely ready,…
DetailsI was a bit pessimistic when I went out this morning. It was a strong wind in the morning and the sea bumpy and conditions to search quite poor. But the sun was shining and the scenery beautiful. We hadn’t been out for long when a minke whale suddenly breached in front of the boat.…
DetailsI went out on two tours today on trusty old Knörrinn with captain Ólafur and in both of them the weather was absolutely fantastic, and if anything, it only got better as the day progressed. The first tour, at 10:00, we decided to head out close to Lundey, Puffin Island, and as we approached it…
DetailsThere have been ups and downs in the bay lately, the life in the bay changing from day to day but fortunately we have had more success than not. These following pictures from the last days are proof of how life can be in Skjálfandi Bay and like always, are worth a thousand words. The…
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