The Pacific Islands are home to almost half of all known whale and dolphin species, but just as here in Skjálfandibay the humpback whale ist the best known one.The South Pacific humpback whale population migrates to the Pacific Islands to give birth to their calves.
In our bay we get to see different species throughout the season. Whilst some of them are coming for a few weeks only others can be seen throughout the season. That’s how we get to see humpback whales, minkes and white-beaked dolphins throughout the months.
Also the past days humpback whales have been spotted in the bay all the time.A literally big surprise entered Skjálfandibay yesterday in the early afternoon: On our 12.30 “GG2 Big Whale Safari” departure a blue whale showed up in the outer part of the bay.
Big blow in the distance! Are you sure? Is it a small cloud or is it a blow? Maybe it's just a cloud. Let's have a look at the humpback whales here then. Big blow in the distance again! Are you sure? Is it a cloud or is it a blow? It's a blow, it's big and it's travelling North.
Even though it was a little wavy out in the bay, no-one wanted to miss out the chance of seeing the whales of Skjálfandibay - and our passengers did not get disappointed by them:Already early in the morning we got to see two humpback whales and above that, also a minke showed up along the way.
Fin Whales are rather rare visitors in our bay and pass by only every now and then. Today not only one, but four at the time entered Skjálfandi and were seen in the morning. First all of them swam together, but splitted up after a while to swim in pairs.
Yesterday a German film crew joined us on our boat Athena. For filming the whale watching by Húsavík we’ve been out for a couple of hours exploring the waters and beauty of Skjálfandibay.
The other day an email packed with amazing photos reached us here in Húsavík. Hendrik de Vusser had been out with us on a whale watching trip on the 5th of September. When watching the photos I remember the trip which Hendrik de Vusser joined.
“After three summers on the bay witnessing amazing humpback moments, I finally captured in a photo the one everyone is waiting for,” writes our guide and researcher Charla. Humpback whales are known for their acrobatic behaviours.
Over night the weather conditions in the bay calmed down a lot and we were surprised by an almost flat sea this morning. Even though it stayed a little foggy throughout the day, we at least got a glimpse onto the Cheek Mountains on the other side of the bay.
