Saturday, July 9, 2011
WHALE WATCHING FOR FUN
“Today is a beautiful summer day in Húsavík and I thought that going whale watching would be a great way to spend my afternoon." said Stefán Guðmundsson, director of Gentle Giants.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
TWO HUMPBACKS BREACHING SIMULTANEOUSLY
Humpback whales are known for being acrobatic and it happens that we see them breach out of the water. What captain Óðinn and guide Anna Björg encountered today was something very special.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
GOOSE BUMP-TRIP DESPITE FOG
Peter, who is doing his fourth season as a guide, came up to the Ticket Centre after his 13:15 tour, excited as if he had seen whales for the first time. It has been foggy the whole day but it does not stop us from whale watching, and Peter's trip turned out to be excellent! This is what he said about it: “This tour was really really special.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
WHALE RESEARCH ONBOARD
For ten days there is a course going on in Húsavík for marine biologists, held by the University of Iceland in cooperation with the Húsavík Research Centre. 26 international students learn different methods on how to do research on whales.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
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Friday, July 1, 2011
LOTS OF WHALES IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
My face was one big happy smile when I entered Skjálfandi Bay this morning. Finally it seemed that summer had arrived to us and the weather conditions were stunning – calm sea, clear sky and perfect visibility.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
11 SCHEDULED TOURS DAILY FROM 1ST JULY
Today the sun is (finally) shining bright from a clear blue sky and a fin whale, minke whales and dolphins have been spotted so far. This is summer in Iceland! From tomorrow, 1st of July, we will have eleven scheduled departures daily: ° Whale Watching at 8:45, 9:45, 12:00, 13:15, 15:15, 16:45 and 20:15° Puffins Exclusive at 09:00, 11:00 and 18:00° Big Whale Safari at 19:30What adventure do you choose? We do recommend booking in advance (especially now as July normally is our busiest month): Book online.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
GG WEDDING PLANNERS
The whole GG crew has over the weekend been more or less involved in a beautiful wedding which took place on Flatey Island on Saturday. The wedding couple and their 130 guests from all over the world were shipped between Húsavík and Flatey on our boats.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
.:BUSY WEEKEND:.
Still there is loads of life in the bay; today blue whales have been seen on all our tours. Peter Waltl, guide by us since 2008, arrived the other day to stay for the season. He seems very happy to jump straight into work and out on a bay with humpbacks and blue whales.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
WHALE ENTERTAINMENT LIVE, IN SKJÁLFANDI
This is what Guðrún said when I asked her about how the trip at 12:00 was: “It was windy but worth it! We saw two blue whales side by side and a third one a bit further away. In the same area there were also two humpbacks swimming together, playing right next to the boat when we focused on them; flipper-slapping and lob-tailing.