It 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…
DetailsThere has been a great progress in the shipyard these last weeks. It won’t be long now until Garðar will be ready to sail out with excited passengers on board and it looks like it will be a really beautiful boat. The following pictures were taken in the last days. Painting in the nice…
DetailsThis was an amazingly beautiful day. No wind and the sun shining in the beginning, it was though raining a little bit in the evening. And I think I just had the funniest tour I’ve ever had. I went out at 17:00 with captain Bjarki and we hadn’t traveled for long when we saw a…
DetailsThe weather in Húsavík was amazing today but I can’t say the same about the weather in the bay, it was very windy. And therefore a bit difficult to spot and I was a bit anxious when I went out at 17:00 because on the tour before we had seen two blue whales with great…
DetailsLast night the weather had got a bit worse and this morning the sea was still a bit rough. And in the morning we had no success with whales, really difficult to find them. However, in the afternoon the weather was getting better and the sea calming down. I went out at 17:00 and by…
DetailsThe sea was a bit rough in our last trip of the day, but that doesn’t stop us from going whale watching. We went out at 20:15 on Bjössi Sör and expirienced some heavy rain and rough sea. We managed to see plenty of harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins and two minke whales, one of them…
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