To find a bottle mail feels like something that happens to people in fairy tales. Welcome to Iceland – the fairy tale country.In Tjörnes (just “a stone-throw” away from Húsavík) this happened to a man, Þorkell Lindberg "Lindi" Þórarinsson, who was walking his dog like usual along the beach.
My heart was beating like a jungeldrum! It was at 10:26 I got a call from Daniel, guiding onboard Faldur…His voice was exited and I could hear that something special had happened.
My whole body was sparkling of excitement when the minke whale appeared right beside our boat. At that moment my track of time and space had completely vanished.Captain Bessi and I went out this morning at 9.45 - on the very first tour of the season - curious about how the conditions in our bay would be.
On Saturday 1st May at 9:45 we will head out for the first whale watching tour this season. Throughout May two departures will be offered at 9:45 and 13:15. We do recommend early booking - either on our website or send us an e-mail on info@gentlegiants.
It is a real sign of spring when the first migratory birds arrive to Iceland, especially the golden plovers. The first two were seen in Húsavík some days ago, which only means that the summer is approaching.
Watching the giants of the ocean is one of the world’s most popular wildlife activities. In an article published today by Telegraph, Húsavík is selected as one of the top 10 whale watching destinations around the world.
Gentle Giants Whale Watching Company recently participated in the Mid-Atlantic travel seminar, which took place in Reykjavík on February 4-6th. Mid-Atlantic is held & organised by Icelandair and took place for the 18th time this year.
The migration patterns of humpbacks are fascinating. They are known to travel the longest distance of all whales between feeding- and breeding grounds. From our bay of Skjálfandi, we know that the humpbacks usually arrive in Icelandic waters in early spring and spend their whole summer feeding.
