Wednesday, May 29, 2013
A TOUR FOR HUMPBACK LOVERS
Our tour today at 9:45 was a dream for any whale watcher! When leaving harbour we reminded our passengers - as always - of that we are dealing with wild nature; "maybe we will be lucky, maybe not.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
BLUE WHALE SPOTTED
On the 13:15 tour today, crew and passengers on board Faldur got the privilege to witness the largest animal on earth, the blue whale! This is great news and hope that this animal will stay in the bay for some time.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
A WONDERFUL WHALE DAY
"It was great at sea! My strongest memory from today was the feeding humpback coming up regularly around our drifting boat. It is days like those that I think back at during the winter" said Daniel, second guide on the departures 9:45 and 13:15.- Lia Humpback coming up right next to our boat.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE 2013
Gentle Giants has received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence - again! This time for year 2013.To be able to get TripAdvisor's certificate of excellence, the business must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
RESCUE DRILL (2)
A hard storm is rumbling over Húsavík today and makes it impossible for us to go whale watching (though the forecast for the coming days is better). We used the time and hard weather this morning to practise safety on board Faldur in the outer harbour.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A NEW GUIDE IN OUR TEAM
As the season gets busier, the number of staff members increases as well. Last week a new guide arrived to Gentle Giants; Veronika from Slovakia. She has been training with Daniel and me for some time, and yesterday she guided her first whole tour alone - with style!Veronika's training period has been short.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
EXTENDED GG-DOCK
Yesterday we got our dock extended in Húsavík harbour. The new part is 20 metres and 35 tonnes - about the size and weight of a humpback whale. Finally we will have space for our whole fleet in one place!Gunnar Jóhannesson and Kristján Óli at Króli were in charge of getting the extension in place, though we were several people from Gentle Giants who helped them.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Yesterday afternoon at 13:15 we decided to go out whale watching even though the bay was full of thick fog, waves and rain. We had told all the passengers several times how the conditions were and that our chances to find whales were smaller than usual, but they were really in and wanted to try their luck.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
PERFECT WATCHING FEEDING WHALES
Yesterday was an amazing day to go whale watching. The sun was shining, the sea was flat like a floor and we encountered feeding whales and loads of birds on the other side of the bay. The area was boiling with life!The best thing when finding a feeding area, is that whales and birds flock around one limited spot.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
JACKPOT IN WHALES
It is not often that I get to show all the whales again which I introduced to my passengers in the beginning of the tour, but it happened yesterday. A jackpot in whale species! At 9:45 captain Kúti and I crossed a beautiful Skjálfandi Bay together with our passengers on board Faldur.