Another whale watching season here in Húsavík has come to an end. It is time to look back at yet another great year. Winter is here and our maintenance crew are already in full swing with the preparations for next year.
There is still plenty of action here in the bay, off the coast of Húsavík. We are seeing plenty of humpback whales everyday. A few minke whales and the occasional pod of white-beaked dolphins are also visiting Skjalfandi bay these days.
It is starting to turn into a beautiful wintery scene here in North Iceland as we enter our final month of our whale-watching season. Even though this is our final month, the whales have still been delighting passengers and crew out in the bay.
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We are still in full swing with season 2018 and what a year it has been! Before starting the season here in Husavik there is always a lot of excitement in the air. After a winter of preparations and making everything ready, the drive and motivation is in full speed.
Vestnorden Travel Mart was held in Akureyri earlier this week and Gentle Giants was happily there to participate. This was the 33rd time that the event is held and it is an important trade show in the North Atlantic region, connecting tourism suppliers from Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland with buyers around the world.
An important thing in life is to collect memories. Working with whale watching a whole summer here in Husavik definitely guarantees a whole lot of them! We are now heading into what we call the "low season".
Yesterday we had a HUGE surprise when we headed out at sea in the morning. We saw not one, not two.. but SEVEN sperm whales! I myself had not seen these beautiful mammals in years. They are not very common here in the bay outside of Husavik.
Every new day spent out in the bay is something special - even for the crew. Often I'm asked by our guests onboard whether watching whales doesn't get boring at some point. No, it never does as there's no two days, not even two tours, turning out to be the same.
The host of exciting and educational television series such as “Walking with Dinosaurs” joined researcher/guide Charla onboard a lovely RIB speedboat tour with CEO/Captain Stefan and guide Trina earlier this month.
