"Blue sky, blue ocean, blue whale. Obsessed with days like today". This is how guide Charla describes her experience after a very successful tour this morning. Imagine being in the presence of the largest animal on earth.
On our 9:45 tour today, the passengers and crew were lucky enough to spot not one, but two giants in the bay! On a perfectly calm and clear day at sea, two blue whales were busy feeding. One of them repeatedly showed the fluke and was even rolling at the surface as it fed on the krill below, much to the delight of everyone on board.
On today's tour, crew and passengers on board Faldur were privileged to be in the presence of the largest animal on earth. This is what our guide Charla said after the tour: "It was a sunny Sunday morning out on the bay, and along with the beautiful weather on our 9:45 tour came a beautiful blue whale! The early arrival of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, along with the sunshine is a sure sign of spring in Húsavík and an exciting whale watching season ahead at Gentle Giants".
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website! For the last months, we have worked hard on the website and are proud to present it today. It went live at 9:45, the time of our first scheduled departure 2016. Our team member Daniel has led the project, in co-operation with our designer Halli, Eva at Kría Design and Hunang Web Agency.
Soon it is here: April 1st which means the very first tour of the year. It is always one of the most exciting ones as we have waited and prepared for it since last autumn. Our oak boat Faldur will start the season with crew and passengers – for the 15th season! The chances are big for a great premiere tour as we know there have already been whales of all sizes in Skjálfandi Bay this year.
A new exhibition featuring a real blue whale skeleton was opened at the Húsavík Whale Museum last weekend. This is big news literally for the museum and for Húsavík. The blue whale was found beached in 2010 in Skagi in northwest Iceland.
“Watching the blue whale through the telescope in my apartment! So exciting. Best way to spend my Sunday!” It is winter in Húsavík. Unbelievable but true, there have been on and off reports of blue whale sightings in Skjálfandi Bay last week.
Humpback whales have been very frequent visitors in Skjálfandi Bay. They are magnificent animals and witnessing a humpback taking a dive and raising its fluke out of the water is amazing. But the fluke is more than just beauty, it can give researchers valuable information as each fluke is unique - just like our fingerprints.
Time flies and today there are six weeks until we start our 2016 season. The first tour of the year is scheduled on 1st April at 9:45. It is soon time for our boats to head out on Skjálfandi Bay again with whale watchers in search of the giants of the ocean.
