Yesterday morning the GG crew gathered together down the harbour for a rescue drill. This is something we do regularly to keep the safety routines fresh in mind. We have done it many times before but we think safety can not be practised too much.
At first we had the honour to watch two blue whales – the biggest animals that have ever lived on earth. When we arrived in the area where the whales were swimming around, something extraordinary happened – one of the blue whales was raising the fluke out of the water before its deep dive! The next 45 minutes we had a great time with those two Ocean Giants.
Today it was a beautiful morning in Skjálfandi Bay. On the 09:45 trip we got the chance to sail once more in perfect conditions - flat sea, shining sun, no wind, warm temperatures and crystal clear water.
Four blue whales, humpbacks, minkes, dolphins and harbour porpoises. A whale watcher‘s dream! June starts amazingly well and on our first tour of the season on our boat Sylvía, passengers and crew got a real whale festival - BLUE WHALES in the bay! All in all four blue whales, humpback, minkes and dolphins have been spotted in the bay today.
May has been very good regarding both whales and weather. Many humpback whales have been feeding in the bay, along with minke whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises. From tomorrow, 1st June, we add many departure to our wide selection of tours.
The bay has become very peaceful during the last days. Nearly no wind was blowing, which made the sea flat and the conditions perfect for finding whales. On all our trips several humpback whales, minke whales and harbour porpoises have surrounded the boats.
Puffin tours have been offered on our RHIB Amma Sigga (Granny Sigga) for some weeks now, together with other special tours. Our scheduled Big Whale Safari tours on Amma Sigga start on 1st June. Yesterday I had the pleasure of welcoming a group of locals for a real adventure on board Amma Sigga.
Skjálfandi Bay is full of life and our recent sightings have been: many humpback whales, a number of minke whales, groups of white-beaked dolphins and several harbour porpoises.
Last week we were extremely lucky during our whale watching trips – not only with the weather, but also whale-wise. Most of the whales decided to spend their weekend in the bay. Maybe also this week.
Completely blue sky, calm waters and blows and tails everywhere for the last two days in Skjálfandi Bay. After the storm, the beams of sun were very welcome by crew and passengers and so was the mirror-like sea.
