There are so many things that can be pointed out when one is sailing in search for whales! Small details can make a journey so different! When you are in Húsavik, you know you must be very close to a polar circle.
Today has been another beautiful day out sea. Not only our passengers were enjoying the sun and clear sky out at sea. A group of dolphins was showing off nearby the mountains. Jumping out of the water and showing up close to the boats they were simply fun to watch.
Since the beginning of September several humpback whales are staying the bay. Throughout the time they have been in the same area close to the mountains. Whilst some of them come and go, about 4 to 5 seem to be there all the time.
Other than shown on our timetable we will continue to sail the 09:30 „GG2 Big Whale Safari“ throughout the month of September. Hence, we still have two daily departures for our whale watching trip on the RIB speed boats.
Jordi and his family were on a GG1 Whale Watching trip in July. On his website Jordi writes an article about his great whale watching experience on our oak boat Faldur. Below is the link to his website.
Yesterday plenty of whales were staying in an area nearby the mountains. About ten humpback whales were enjoying the weather by staying on the surface a lot. Three of them could be seen swimming together all day long.
Today we got some rare visitors in Skjálfandi-Bay – KILLER WHALES! They showed up around noon when we were heading out on our boat Sylvía for the second trip. We were actually planning to sail towards the west side of the bay, where we saw several humpback whales during our first trip.
At Gentle Giants we are not only doing whale watching trips. Especially our RIBs can be used for a wide variety of tours, such as fun trips, staff trips, private tailor made tours and so on. This week our RIBs left Húsavík harbour three times for bringing groups out to Flatey, a small island in Skjálfandibay.
This afternoon we welcomed a group of 103 aboard our oak boats Faldur and Sylvía. Our passengers did not only get to see three different humpback whales from up close, but two of them were even swimming together.
Humpbacks are entering Skjálfandibay to feed. Hence, whenever there is enough food around more and more individuals come for a visit. Some of course leave again after some hours or a day, but others travel through the bay in search for food for either days or weeks.
