Wednesday, June 15, 2011
BLUE WHALE BY SYLVÍA
Just got a call from guide Lia onboard Sylvía - she was screaming of happiness.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
THE HUMPBACKS ARE BACK
At Gentle Giants we are dealing with nature, and nature is unpredictable – especially in Iceland. Whales come and go and every tour is a new adventure, both for passengers and crew. Yesterday all whales seemed to have taken the day off and no whale watching boats saw anything bigger than an average person.
Friday, June 10, 2011
A GANG OF GENTLE GIANTS AT 16:45
Humpback whales have been spotted on all our trips today. Daniel, guide onboard Sylvía 16:45, called me and screamed in excitement. First they had found two of those gentle giants swimming together and another one further away.
Friday, June 10, 2011
RESCUE DRILL (1)
Today our boats are out again watching humpback whales according to schedule. Yesterday though all our trips were cancelled due to too bad weather conditions. The crew of Gentle Giants used the time of cancelled trips to practise safety routines, in case of emergency onboard.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
THE TREMBLING BAY
The bay that we do our whale watching tours on is called Skjálfandi Bay. Translated to English that means "The Trembling Bay” and the name is for a reason of course...The crack between the continental plates - the Eurasian and North American - goes in a vertical line straight through Iceland and in the north it comes out in this bay.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
PUFFINS EXCLUSIVE ESTABLISHED
Three new tours have this year been added to Gentle Giants’ vast selection of adventures. One of them is the Puffins Exclusive tour on our new RHIB Amma Sigga. The trip seems to be a real hit and we are getting into a steady routine of how to run it.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
WATCHING WHALES FROM MY WINDOW
The last days have been amazing whale-wise - and so also today. 16:45 Sigrún Björg (guide by GG since 2008) went out on her first tour of the year. In the south of the bay she and Captain Kalli found four humpbacks which were playing around.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
THE SEAMAN'S DAY 2011
The Icelandic calendar today says "Sjómannadagurinn” (“Seaman’s Day”). It is a holiday to honour all the people working at sea. This is the country of fishermen through generations.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
ONCE IN A LIFE TIME. IF EVEN.
The first thing I heard when answering the phone was a group of people cheering, screaming and clapping their hands. After a second Daniel (guide onboard Sylvía) started talking in a very excited voice and I could hear the smile on his face.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
BLUE & HUMPS
It is fascinating how fast the life can change in the bay. As I say to all my passengers, every tour is a complete new adventure – even for the crew onboard. At 12:00 captain Kalli and I went on Sylvía, headed west towards the mountains of Kinn.