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Sunday, July 20, 2008

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER & WHALES “IN THE HARBOUR"

This weekend has turned out to be extremely good for Gentle Giants whale watchers and Skjalfandi Bay has had plenty to offer them! Not only were passengers able to enjoy the great weather and scenic views which surround the bay, but they were also able to be in the presence of up to 6 humpbacks along with many minkes and birdlife in the bay.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A BREACHING HUMPBACK

After one day of bad weather and cancelled tours we were finally able to head out to Skjalfandi Bay this morning with enthusiastic whale watchers. The bay has been full of life today – three humpbacks and minke whales! On both our morning tours a humpback whale breached only a few metres from the boat – imagine seeing a 25-40 ton magnificent animal breaching just next to you!! The humpback is one of the most “acrobatic” of the whales.

Monday, July 14, 2008

First Impressions of Húsavík

Peter Waltl is our latest member of our team this year. He comes from Austria and is studying geography in Salzburg. It is a pleasure having him on our team this year – this is what he had to say about his first impressions … After travelling around for some days in Iceland, I finally arrived almost one week ago in this beautiful village – sorry, city, of course – to work here as a GG-Guide.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

High season in whale watching

For the last days, whale watching and the weather have been up to its best. The Blue Whales visited us again, of a great pleasure; swimming and diving very close to the boat, giving our passengers the modeling site, followed by great photo shoots.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

HUMPBACKS + MINKES + DOLPHINS + HARBOUR PORPOISES

After several cold days, the weather is getting better; the sea is calm and the temperature is expected to rise for the coming days. During the morning trips today we have had Minke whales, Dolphins and Harbour porpoise.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

JULY SCHEDULE IS ON

Now in July we offer a fuller schedule of trips for our famous whale watching trips:  8:45, 9:45, 12:00, 13:15, 15:15, 16:45, 20:15.  We hope everyone will have a time to fit their own schedule!  Looking forward to receiving you in Húsavík! The GG team.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

RESCUE DRILL ONBOARD SYLVIA

Safety for our passengers is the most important thing onboard our boats! At sea anything can happen and therefore it is important for our crew to be well trained and prepared for any kind of emergencies.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

This is as good as at it gets!

Alexia Askelöf is our newest crew member from Sweden and will be joining our team this summer. She arrived a few weeks ago, and her time of training has been absolutely “perfect”! This is what she had to say about her first impression of Skjálfandi Bay: María and I had the 12 o’clock tour together, two days ago on Faldur.

Friday, June 20, 2008

FIVE BLUE WHALES IN THE BAY!

In our trip at 13:15 today our guides Daniel and Lia spotted five Blue whales, and some of them appeared only few meters from the boat of a great pleasure for the passengers.

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