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Saturday, October 15, 2016

FROM A PASSENGER'S POINT OF VIEW

At  half way through October, the whale watching continues to be wonderful here in the bay. So far the fall months have been successful and exciting, with many humpback whales still around to entertain our passengers and crew, and even some minke whales as well!It is always nice to hear from our passengers about their personal experiences on board, and we received this lovely feedback and picture from Dennis de Wildt who joined us in September: "Great trip!! Don’t hesitate just do the trip.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

GG AT VESTNORDEN TRAVEL MART

Vestnorden Travel Mart was held in Reykjavík last week and Gentle Giants was there. This is an important trade show in the North Atlantic region, connecting tourism suppliers from Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland with buyers around the world.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

THE PERFECT SHOW

The past days we've been blessed with many whales spending their time along the Cheek Mountains as well as in the southern part of the bay. Some days we counted up to 11 different individuals surfacing all around us.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

SEPTEMBER FINISHING WITH LOADS OF WHALES

September has been a successful whale watching month! Even though autumn has arrived, many humpback whales are still seen in the bay. Four to five humpback whales could be seen diving and surfacing in the same area throughout the month.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

FIN WHALE VISITING SKJÁLFANDI BAY

Today, one of our RIB speed boats was able to see a fin whale. Fin whales are the second largest whales existing on earth and seldom seen in our bay. Usually, they spend their day further out, searching for food in deeper waters.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

BEHIND THE SCENES

What it takes to bring a whale to you. 7:30am, high season, the ticket center opens the doors, blue jackets on. Phone starts ringing, computers on to check on emails and bookings and first guests come in.

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

SPERM WHALE IN THE BAY!!!

Just a few minutes ago a call reached the ticket center letting us know that our "GG2 Big Whale Safari" morning departure once again has found a rarely seen visitor: A SPERM WHALE surprised and delighted our crew and passengers short after they had left the harbor! Of course, also our upcoming departures will try to show the whale to our guests! Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales (and among the larger whales in general) as they reach a size of up to 18 metres! Come and join us on a tour! - Sarah

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

BLUE WHALE BACK IN THE BAY

After a few days of unpleasant weather (which forced us to cancel most of our trips) all our boats departed as scheduled this morning. Passengers had waited for days to finally meet the gentle giants of Skjálfandi Bay! As if Mother Nature knew, they weren’t disappointed at all.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

BACK TO SCHEDULE

After we had to cancel most of our departures due to strong winds and a wavy sea throughout the past days, the weather is finally changing for good! The forecast for tomorrow looks really promising: sunshine with only a few clouds! Additionally, and for us the most important, the wind decreased and also the sea has started to calm down.

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