These are our last couple of days of going to Lundey (Puffin Island) during our "GG2 Big Whale Safari and Puffins" tour on our RIB speed boats. Since several days already these cute little birds have started to take off, leaving their summer breeding grounds behind to spend the upcoming months out at sea - far from any land.
First days of August have been already very busy with our normal GG1 and GG2 tours going out to observe whales. But our boat Aþena has also been busy! Going out for tours of sea angling and special tours.
Here in Skjálfandi Bay the most common sighted species during our tours is the humpback whale. They are the most famous species of baleen whales in our planet and probably the most photographed. They attract a lot of attention due to their array of acrobatic displays, mainly seen on their breeding grounds.
Most visitors to Húsavík stay in our small Icelandic town (18th most populous) for one or two days at the most. They come to see the whales, to go on a cruise. If they have the time and inclination, they will visit the magnificent "Whale Museum" (https://www.
As July is about to end, the pufflings at Lundey (Puffin Island) are about a month old by now. Fed with huge amounts of fish daily since weeks, they have grown big and strong and it won’t take long anymore until they will be old enough to venture out at sea.
The days of the midnight sun are over and since earlier this month already, the sun is setting again in the late evening. As days continously get shorter now, only for a few more days - to the end of this month - we are offering our late evening "GG2 Big Whale Safari & Puffins" tour, which departs at 21:30 (09:30pm) on our modern RIB speed boats.
We are having quite some nice surprises in the bay and yesterday we had the surprise that the guides wait all season for. We were fortunate to spot two orcas! We could know that one of these individuals was an adult male since its dorsal fin was very high, something that can be used to distinguish adult males from adult females.
Today is celebrated the World Whale and Dolphin day! Whales and dolphins have been facing multiple threats throughout the time, with whaling being one of the main threats that drove most of the species to the brink of extinction.
It's pufflings time! As the puffins' nesting season proceeds, a busy time has started for the parents. The chicks, or so-called pufflings, have hatched and are a few weeks old already, demanding lots of fresh fish day by day.
Skjálfandi Bay is home to a variety of animals, both above and below the surface. Mostly of course, we become aware of the whales and dolphins, seals and all kinds of birds that we encounter on our tours.
