Monday, 10 August 2026

Saturday, 01 August, 2026

Hi everyone!

Today we sailed out in windy conditions with temperatures around 8°C, but by the afternoon the sun came out, making for a beautiful day on the water.

As we headed out, we spotted plenty of seabirds, including Guillemots, Arctic terns, fulmars, and puffins. South of Hrísey, we were treated to a wonderful encounter with white-beaked dolphins, which were jumping and playing around the boat.

As we continued north, we found a minke whale surfacing several times before disappearing beneath the waves.

The afternoon trip turned into something truly spectacular. We first encountered a jumping minke whale, followed by an incredible lunge-feeding display right beside the boat. It surfaced several more times around us, giving everyone fantastic views.

We then navigated farther northwest of Hrísey, where we found two humpback whales. One of them came very close to the boat and was actively feeding. We were even able to see the bubble net as it performed bubble-net feeding on its own. Watching it surface through the bubbles, with its head and distinctive tubercles clearly visible above the water, was an unforgettable sight and a perfect way to end an amazing day at sea.

Text and images: Lenka&Nicci

Tours of the day: Classic - 0900, 1000, 1300. Express - 1000, 1100, 1400 o´clock

  • minke whale snout
  • minke whale sleek back
  • humpback whale
  • humpback whale fluke

The sun is (finally) back! After weeks of stormy and rainy weather, we again have a feeling it’s summer time in the fjord! :D The sea conditions were also perfect today! Super flat, just a little north breeze to keep us pleasantly cool. 
The fjord was full of life today as well! We went out with few of our bigger boats and RIB boats, and everyone had a blast! 

The news of the day is that the humpbacks are back in the fjord! 2 humpback whales were northeast of island Hrisey.   We saw them swimming together, then separating, and then both headed north.  3rd one, we recognised, from the whale base, as an individual named Geronimo. It was feeding between Rauðavik and Hauganes. There was also a 4th humpback, at the green buoy. This one was amazing to watch! It was actively fishing, even lunge fed few times at the surface, and was very curious, approaching our boats really close! 

We were also watching minke whales on 3 of our tours (at Svalbarðseyri, near green buoy and east of Hjalteyri). The encounters were really pretty as the minkes were surfacing slowly, even with snout out, and for few breaths, and in todays’ flat sea we could see really well their beautiful elegant bodies.

On few tours. we also spotted pods of cute active harbor porpoises. Besides all those cetaceans, we were also having a blast with interesting marine birds around, making sounds and gliding next to us - Northern fulmars, loons, common and black guillemots, kittiwakes, skuas…

Text and images: Tena

Tours gone: Classic - 09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 17:00 Express - 10:00, 12:00, 14:00