Tuesday, June 4, 2013
BLUE WHALES ON 9:45
Report from captain Bessi on Sylvía on the 9:45 tour - two blue whales spotted! The largest animals on earth. Humpbacks also seen in the bay, along with minkes and dolphins. Whale festival in Skjálfandi Bay.
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
WATCHING BIG WHALES FEED
The conditions have been dreamlike today! Both our regular whale watching tours and the Big Whale Safari have experienced numerous humpbacks and minkes feeding close to the mountains on the other side of the bay.
Friday, May 31, 2013
EIGHT DAILY DEPARTURES FROM 1ST JUNE
May has been a very good month, both regarding whales and weather. Many humpbacks have come and gone, as well as minkes, blue whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises.We are now ready to speed up a bit, and welcome June through introducing eight daily departures: Whale Watching: The traditional tour on our oak boats.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
SYLVÍA READY TO START
This morning I visited Kalli and Björgvin at the shipyard in Akureyri. They have been working on our oak boat Sylvía, giving her the annual beauty treatment. Now everything is tip-top and she is ready to start sailing on 1st June.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
A TOUR FOR HUMPBACK LOVERS
Our tour today at 9:45 was a dream for any whale watcher! When leaving harbour we reminded our passengers - as always - of that we are dealing with wild nature; "maybe we will be lucky, maybe not.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
BLUE WHALE SPOTTED
On the 13:15 tour today, crew and passengers on board Faldur got the privilege to witness the largest animal on earth, the blue whale! This is great news and hope that this animal will stay in the bay for some time.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
A WONDERFUL WHALE DAY
"It was great at sea! My strongest memory from today was the feeding humpback coming up regularly around our drifting boat. It is days like those that I think back at during the winter" said Daniel, second guide on the departures 9:45 and 13:15.- Lia Humpback coming up right next to our boat.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE 2013
Gentle Giants has received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence - again! This time for year 2013.To be able to get TripAdvisor's certificate of excellence, the business must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
RESCUE DRILL (2)
A hard storm is rumbling over Húsavík today and makes it impossible for us to go whale watching (though the forecast for the coming days is better). We used the time and hard weather this morning to practise safety on board Faldur in the outer harbour.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A NEW GUIDE IN OUR TEAM
As the season gets busier, the number of staff members increases as well. Last week a new guide arrived to Gentle Giants; Veronika from Slovakia. She has been training with Daniel and me for some time, and yesterday she guided her first whole tour alone - with style!Veronika's training period has been short.