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.
After we had to cancel all our departures yesterday (15th of September), we were able to sail again as scheduled today. For the upcoming days the weather seems to get better and better. As the wind is going to calm down and most likely will turn into a southerly breeze we expect the sea to calm down a lot.
Due to bad sea conditions we had to cancel all our scheduled departures today. Looking at the forecast it is supposed to get better over night, though. Hence, we cross fins and fingers that the sea will be fine for sailing again tomorrow morning.
