A blue whale was recently found dead on a beach in Skagafjörður, on the northwest coast of Iceland. Those are big news as it is very rare to find a dead blue whale on shore. Finding stranded whales around the Icelandic coast is not uncommon.
September has brought good weather so far. Southerly winds and temperatures reaching over 20°C – just like on a real summer day.
It was very unreal. We could not believe our eyes. The view was like edited in Photoshop. The sun had sunken down under the surface of the sea. The dusk made it difficult to discern details, but there was no doubt.
Another unforgettable staff trip was held by Gentle Giants yesterday - for the crew and its family. Our destination was a place on the opposite side of the bay called Naustavík. Only a few of us had actually been to this Paradise before - until yesterday.
Finally the four days of storm are over and the whale watching is running again as scheduled. Some dunes are left on the bay, as a reminder of the bad weather which has now passed. Autumn brutally hit Húsavík.
I’ve always had two dreams. One about whales – the magic mammals of the ocean. The other about Iceland – the amazing country of fire and ice. It’s sometimes hard for me to grab, but I’ve actually been lucky enough to combine my two dreams and make them both come true.
Today Húsavík is like hit by some kind of Mediterranean heat! The temperature is very comfortable and when checking the thermometer on the Ticket Centre wall it says 21°c! We have a from-land-southerly-wind which makes the “heat” and keeps the sea very calm.
Something happened today that made the 13:15 and 15:15 tours very special. There was a band playing music onboard Sylvía; Three famous - Hilmar and co. On Sylvía’s way back, after encounters with dolphins and minke whales, the passengers got a private concert onboard.
As I write, my hands still smell like fish (a fragrance more than difficult to get rid of). This morning Frissi and I went out sea angling together with a group from Italy. Right after we left the harbour, a big whale appeared in front of us.
