Well, it seems as the blue whales have gone further out, at least we didn't see any today. There were however three humpback whales in the bay. I went out this morning and we found the first humpback just a mile or two out and had a really good luck with it. Furhter out we…
DetailsA mighty Blue whale beside our boat Bjössi Sör It´s been almost 4 weeks since the first Blue whale of the season came into our bay and it´s been truly amazing to enjoy their presence almost every day since! These creatures are truly mysterious and perhaps the most well known and interesting fact about the blue whale…
DetailsToday we had the best luck! We found two lovely humpback whales which were very friendly for the first trip, swimming along calmly and easy to follow. However when we returned on our 13:30 trip one of them became very curious and came very close to the boat. At one point the whale swam…
DetailsCafé Skuld was reopened last week after a few improvements and is now a souvenir shop as well as a café with light courses. Café Skuld is probably the best place in town to sit down in a nice weather and enjoy the view over the harbour. Café Skuld was first opened in 2006 after…
DetailsTwo 3 day sailing tours have departed already in June, the first one almost two weeks ago and the other last weekend. The second tour was the first tour that was fully booked. Both the tours went great and the passengers left the harbour in Húsavík with big smiles on their faces. We'll take a…
DetailsOn the first tour this morning it took some time to find a whale, I think almost thwo hours had passed before they found one blue whale and did a great show. Then me and captain Hreiðar came out at 12:00 and also had great success with the same blue whale. At that time it…
DetailsTonight we had a fantastic tour. Practically as soon as we left the harbour we spotted two blue whale blows in the distance. We quickly caught up with them and were able to follow them for quite some while, at least the good part of an hour! The two of them stayed very close together…
DetailsYesterday, June 21st, was the longest day of the year here in Iceland. From now on the day will slowly getting shorter and shorter. The midnight sun was shining in the evening tour when captain Hreiðar and guide Þórdís sailed out to Skjálfandi bay with exited whale watchers. Blue whale in the midnight sun…
DetailsI did three tours today and wow! This day was amazing. Apart from a bit strong wind during the middle of the day, the weather was nice and sunny. But there were so many blue whales and humpback whales that I soon lost track of the number even though I tried hard to count them.…
DetailsThe wind had finally calmed down this morning and we went out at 10:00. Like always when we haven't been out for a while because of weather I'm a bit nervous that there aren't any whales. But my worries were not necessary. We saw first two minke whales and then we went further out and…
DetailsToday is the second day of "bræla" as it's called in Icelandic when the weather is too bad to go out. The northern wind is way too strong for us to go whale watching so all the boats stay put at the pier, waiting for the wind to calm down. According to the weather forecast…
DetailsWe have had great luck with the whales in the past few days. Several blue whales, a breaching humpback and a breaching minke, orcas in two tours and of course the smaller dolphins and harbour porpoises. The weather until today has been fine, some sunny days and some cloudy ones. Unfortunately today we had…
DetailsTonight incredible luck and our good crew worked together to make a fantastic trip against all odds. The weather was murky and foggy when we headed out for our 8:15 pm tour, visibility was low and the Northern winds strong. But none the less everybody was prepared to try and ready for anything. First we found three…
DetailsThe last few days are hard to describe. With up to 5 species in each trip and there amongst Blue whales, Humpback whales and Killer whales! The days are long, the sun is shining (although it is rather cold still, especially out on sea) and abundance of whales. Up to 5 blue whales have…
DetailsThis weekend has been wonderful. On Friday we had great luck, spotting four species in one trip: A humpback, minke, blue whale and several orcas! The orcas were only in the bay for two tours but they were a welcome addition to our bay. The blue whales seem very interested in our vessels, two of them…
DetailsLike on monday I was expecting that we might not find a blue whale today even though we saw one on all the trips yesterday but I was wrong. Two boats went out this morning, Haukur and Bjössi Sör and firs we saw one minke whale and a small dolphin family. There were two pretty…
DetailsI saw a Blue whale today for the first time in my life. I am still in shock.. I thought I had prepared myself pretty good because I knew it would probably happen to me this summer, but… the size of this animal is just overwhelming! I didn‘t really know what to say to the…
DetailsUnfortunately the blue whales didn't stick around for long. Today the minke whales were the main specie again and the humpback whales seem to have left the bay as well. This is how the life in the bay can change from day to day. But we had good luck with the minke whales on both…
DetailsThe Blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on the planet. It was a perfect day in the bay today. Not only was the sun shining and the wind calm but we spotted in total 5 species during the day: harbour porpoises, white-beaked dolphins, minke whales, humpback whales and blue whales! The humpback…
DetailsThe first Blue whale of the season was spotted today! Passengers on board Schooner Haukur had a whale of a time when they spotted 5 species of whales on their 3 day tour over the weekend. One of the ca. 10 humpback whales spotted during the tour, most of them were in the Grímsey…
DetailsAgain the main focus is on the minke whales. They were not as many today as yesterday but all the same we had a good show on both my tours today. Also we saw dolphins on both trips. And like yesterday the minke whales stay close to Puffin Island so we see always a lot…
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