Challenging conditions

Once again we got the proof that the weather conditions in Iceland can change very quickly. Yesterday it was warm and sunny, today we got rain and increasing wind from the north. In addition to that it was quite foggy, so kind of a challenge for us to find some wildlife. All the boats headed into different directions to cover the whole bay and search for some whales. We observed a remarkable high number of different birds, including fulmars, arctic terns and of course our famous puffins. Sometimes the birds can indicate that there’s lots of food available and that means we should be on the lookout for feeding whales in such an area. However, we hard quite a hard job in finding some marine mammals. When we got closer to the fish rock in the western part of Skjálfandi Bay, which is known to be a rich fishing ground, we suddenly spotted some black, pointy dorsal fins: A small group of white beaked dolphins! They surfaced right next to us and we got some nice looks at them. Unfortunately the wind was picking up when we sailed back to Húsavík, so we had to cancel all further tours for today. So today the wild nature really deserved to be called ‘wild’. 😉

Luisa, guide