Saturday, August 13, 2016
SUMMER BIRDS
Annually puffins arrive all over Iceland – about 70% of the Atlantic Puffin can be observed around the country during summer. They can be seen along the coastline or – as here in Skjálfandi Bay – on islands.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
THE BLUES OF SKJÁLFANDI
Húsavík – or moreover Skjálfandi Bay- is one out of a few places around the world where one might be lucky to observe a giant blue whale on a whale watching trip. Numerous blue whales pass our bay on their migration north to their feeding grounds and are admired by our passengers as the largest animal on earth.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
RARE SIGHT: 50 PILOT WHALES IN SKJÁLFANDI BAY!
"We were sailing looking for the lovely humpbacks when we spotted splashes in the distance. Probably some dolphins we thought. When we saw those amazing black rounded heads showing up on the surface we couldn’t believe how lucky we were! Dolphins yes but not the usual white beaked, those were the heads of pilot whales!!In the beginning they were shy, we could see 4 or 5 surfacing, but after a few minutes the rest of the pod showed up and it was huge! When I say huge it’s more than 50 pilot whales searching for mackerels near Flatey (an island out in Skjálfandi Bay).
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
FRESH CATCH OF THE DAY: COD, HADDOCK AND MACKEREL
Despite being a fishing nation there are very few places where you can get fresh fish in Iceland. Most of it goes directly to the fishing factories and after being processed it is exported where its world famous quality is very appreciated.
Monday, August 1, 2016
A TRULY AMAZING PASSENGER’S FEEDBACK
“Admittedly, our trip with Gentle Giants was awesome because of the dozens – DOZENS – of Humpback and Minke whales we saw on our tour. At one point, we were literally smack dab in a pod of them, and it got to the point that there wasn't a reason to take a photo if there would ONLY be 1 whale in the shot.
Friday, July 29, 2016
THE BLUE AND HIS FRIEND
The blue whale, which had been seen several days throughout July, visited us once again yesterday. However, this time it didn’t come alone, but was accompanied by another, even larger individual! The two of them were seen on several “GG2 Big Whale Safari and Puffins” -tours throughout the day.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL AROUND THE WORLD
Antonio Ruiz is a Spanish travel blogger, who has joined us on a “GG2 Big Whale Safari and Puffins” tour on one of our RIB speed boats earlier this month. On the tour Antonio got to admire a lovely humpback whale, which - just as many other individuals - spends the summer time in Skjálfandi Bay to feed.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
LUCKY WHALE WATCHERS
On both my “GG2 Big Whale Safari and Puffins” - trips today numerous whales filled us with joy by jumping majestically out of the water. On the first tour a humpback whale showed off for several minutes by lifting its huge body out of the water over and over again.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
CURIOUS HUMPBACK WHALES IN THE BAY
In recent days a couple of humpback whales approached our boats several times to have a closer look at us! Sometimes it wasn't clear anymore whether we were the ones doing whale watching or if it was the gentle giants of the ocean doing human watching around our boats! See it for yourself on the video Daniel González, on of our guides, took the other day - or visit us in Húsavík and join a trip to see the wildlife of Skjálfandi Bay! See Daniel's full video here: https://www.
Monday, July 18, 2016
THE TAGGED BLUE WHALE
Much to everyone's delight, the blue whale was seen in the bay again last night, and was still around this morning as well! Last night both the GG1 and GG2 tours watched this giant whale during a sunset and even a beautiful rainbow, making the experience seem almost surreal.