{"id":24829,"date":"2024-01-07T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/?p=24829"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:16:28","slug":"whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk, Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-24829\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-24829-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>The north of Iceland is a marvelous travel destination for everyone interested in nature. Waterfalls, lakes or northern lights, but also wildlife like seabirds or whales. I headed to the north of Iceland in a July, because I was interested in whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk. According to the information I had found previous to my trip, H\u00fasav\u00edk is one of Europe's whale watching capital. Well, in this blog entry I let you know more about my journey and the wildlife encounters I had in the north of Iceland in H\u00fasav\u00edk.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#Husavik\" >H\u00fasav\u00edk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#Whale_watching_in_Husavik\" >Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#Husavik_Whale_Museum\" >H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#Practical_information\" >Practical information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#How_to_get_there\" >How to get there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#Accommodation\" >Accommodation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/#More_information_about_whale_watching_in_Husavik\" >More information about whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Husavik\"><\/span>H\u00fasav\u00edk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I put on my rain jacket very quickly and got off the car. I picked up my bags and hurried to the close-by gas station store. The first thing I did in H\u00fasav\u00edk was looking for a rain shelter. In the caf\u00e9 of the gas station I sat down on a chair, ordered a warm cup of tea and observed the rain that seemingly didn\u2019t want to stop.<\/p>\n<p>It rained and rained and rained when I arrived in H\u00fasav\u00edk. Although I just walked a few meters from the car to the gas station store, my cloths became already quite wet. I was freezing a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>But well, that\u2019s Iceland!<\/p>\n<p>You have to be prepared for every weather!<\/p>\n<p>As it was still early on that day and as I had to wait a few hours for my check-in, I decided to stay for a while in the gas station store until the rain stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Until the rain stopped...<\/p>\n<p>Well, the rain didn\u2019t really stop on that day!<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I had a book with me, and thus, the waiting didn\u2019t feel so long.<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, I stopped reading and was thinking about the whales and dolphins I was hoping to see in H\u00fasav\u00edk...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (1)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk is a very popular and well-known activity in Iceland among travellers.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I knew!<\/p>\n<p>But will I be able to go whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk at all during my three-day-visit?<\/p>\n<p>I checked the weather forecasts several times on that day. Always hoping to get the best and sunniest weather in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>I was optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>I saw myself already in one of the whale watching boats on the next day...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-2-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (2)\" alt=\"whale watching boat\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>After a while at the gas station store, I decided to switch places and went to the next restaurant which was only a one-minute walk away to have a late lunch.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a good place where I could wait and read for another while.<\/p>\n<p>But when it was time for my check-in, I got all my bags together and headed to the hostel. It was still raining.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind!<\/p>\n<p>The walk to the hostel was not long and I got dry in the beautiful and comfortable hostel very quickly. After talking with the friendly owner of the hostel, I got into my room and made myself ready for the next day... and was hoping for good weather...<\/p>\n<p>And yes!!!<\/p>\n<p>On the next day there was no single cloud in the sky! It was indeed a glorious blue sky and a warm bright sun shone over H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>I was looking forward to see the whales!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-3-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (3)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-8-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> <\/span>If you have prebooked a whale watching trip, I suggest to regularly check e-mails and missed calls. My trip in the morning was cancelled \u2013 despite the good weather in the morning \u2013 but I could change to a later trip on the same day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As my trip was after midday, I decided to explore the surroundings of H\u00fasav\u00edk a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>There are museums in the town, however, as I was in the mood of being outside as much as possible, I decided to go for a hike.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t regret my decision!<\/p>\n<p>I was rewarded with the most beautiful views over H\u00fasav\u00edk and onto the mountains!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-4-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (4)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I felt very happy!<\/p>\n<p>The impressive landscapes. The pure air. And the silence.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fasav\u00edk was an incredibly beautiful place!<\/p>\n<p>I went for a walk to the Botnsvatn \u2013 a lake outside of H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, it is not difficult to find the Botnsvatn, however, at one fork in the path, I took the wrong direction (the sign was shifted...) and I passed the lake. But this was not bad, because on that detour I saw more beautiful landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-5-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (5)\" alt=\"hiking in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Snow-covered mountains on the right and green lush hills on the left. Purple lupines spread all over the landscapes. And the bright blue ocean in my field of view.<\/p>\n<p>What else did I need?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-6-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (6)\" alt=\"hiking in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-14-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-7-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (7)\" alt=\"hiking in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-15-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Did you know that the lupine is an invasive species in Iceland? Originally, the lupines were introduced into Iceland in order to combat erosion. There is a debate about the lupines in Iceland. On the one hand, lupines might improve soil qualities, however, on the other hand lupines threaten the native Icelandic flora.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Here and there I encountered a snipe or a redwing.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, there were quite many of them in that area. Unfortunately, I was without my tele lens I usually use for bird photography. But never mind! Like that, I just could enjoy their presence and keep them as a beautiful memory in my mind!<\/p>\n<p>I passed a river and was wondering where the water came from.<\/p>\n<p>Although I knew already that I was not on the right path to the lake, I kept walking, as the area was so beautiful...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-8-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (8)\" alt=\"hiking in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It was my first time in Iceland, and of course, I noticed the almost treeless landscapes of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Be it in the southwest around Reykjav\u00edk or in the north in H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, there were forests in Iceland in the past. However, after the first settlers in Iceland arrived, they used trees for construction material and as a source of fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Now there are several reforestation projects around Iceland. I even met coincidentally people working in that field when I was travelling to <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalv\u00edk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, in that area where I was hiking, it was actually quite bushy for Iceland with small trees scattered around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-19\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-19-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-19-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-9-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (9)\" alt=\"hiking in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-20\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-20-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-20-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-20-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> If you want to know more about the history of forests in Iceland, please check the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/island.is\/en\/o\/land-and-forest-iceland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Icelandic Forest Service<\/a> (IFS). On that website you will find more information about forestry in Iceland in general and about Iceland's strategy and goals to reforest parts of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-21\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-21-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-21-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although I didn't encounter big forests in Iceland, I still had the opinion that Iceland is a very beautiful place.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, after some time, of course, I had to realize that I was on the wrong path and that I had to go back. I could have been able to walk for hours, but honestly, I wanted to go to that lake. When I saw a car from a distance and some people with dogs, I knew where to head to in order to reach the lake Botnsvatn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-22\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-22-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-22-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-10-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (10)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-23\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-23-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-23-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And of course, as I wanted to be back on time for whale watching, I decided to turn and tried to find the correct path to the lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-24\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-24-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-24-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-11-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (11)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-24-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-24-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-12-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (12)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-25\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-25-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-25-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I came to an area where the vegetation was denser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-26\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-26-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-26-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-13-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (13)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-27\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-27-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-27-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"29\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I took another path, as I thought to take a shortcut. However, the path was longer as I thought and at the end I arrived at the previous point where the sign showed to the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind! It was very beautiful to take the other path and then heading to the Botnsvatn.<\/p>\n<p>I got spectacular views again!<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t know where to look. The landscapes were so beautiful. I very enjoyed every minute of the beauty and the silence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-28\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-28-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"30\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-14-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (14)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-29\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-29-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-29-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"31\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-29-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> It is possible to get to the Botnsvatn by car. I also saw people riding a bicycle. However, bear in mind that there is probably no place to rent a bike. I tried to find a bike, but at the time of my visit, there was no place to rent a bike in H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-30\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-30-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-30-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"32\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Without detour, a hike from the centre of H\u00fasav\u00edk to the Botnsvatn is about four to five kilometres and should take about one hour.<\/p>\n<p>It is an easy hike and it is only a little bit hilly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-31\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-31-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"33\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-15-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (15)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-31-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-31-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"34\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-16-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (16)\" alt=\"hiking to the Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-32\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-32-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-32-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Apparently, most people that visit H\u00fasav\u00edk don't know that the lake Botnsvatn exists, and thus, don't visit this place. Honestly, I hadn't known the place, neither. But I was quite happy that the woman of the hostel recommended me to visit the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Just wow! The colours. The calm atmosphere. And all the birds around me. It was incredibly beautiful. It is unbelievable that most visitors don't know the Botnsvatn. Usually, visitors go to H\u00fasav\u00edk for just an afternoon for whale watching and then leave again.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, from one side of the lake, it is possible to see the snow-covered mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-33\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-33-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-33-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"36\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-17-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (17)\" alt=\"Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-34\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-34-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-34-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"37\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>There is a path around the lake, however, due to the limited time I still had, I didn\u2019t venture to do that. Instead, I sat on a stone and just breathed in the cool and fresh air.<\/p>\n<p>I was not alone. I saw a woman making a phone and video call. She was British according to her accent. Maybe she just wanted to share some beautiful moments with friends and family?<\/p>\n<p>Later I met her again in the hostel and saw her painting the lake.<\/p>\n<p>There was another woman. I saw her taking the path around the lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-35\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-35-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-35-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"38\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-18-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (18)\" alt=\"Botnsvatn in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-36\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-36-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-36-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"39\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As I was at the Botnsvatn on a weekday, the owner of the hostel told me to be probably alone at the lake. I was not, but it was okay.<\/p>\n<p>I had nice views and still silence.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Botnsvatn is close to the centre of H\u00fasav\u00edk, I think it is worth to make a day trip to and around the lake. If I wouldn\u2019t have booked a whale watching trip, I would have stayed there for longer...<\/p>\n<p>But as I was looking forward to the whales, I finally had to leave...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-37\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-37-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-37-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"40\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-19-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (19)\" alt=\"landscape around H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-38\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-38-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-38-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"41\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In the centre of H\u00fasav\u00edk I just looked for a place to eat and waited for my whale watching trip.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fasav\u00edk is a small town with less than 2.500 inhabitants. The M\u00fdvatn and the J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rglij\u00fafur National Park are popular travel destinations in the area. But also, waterfalls like the Dettifoss and the Selfoss are famous and attract many travellers.<\/p>\n<p>As I was travelling by public transport and as I was focused on whales and other wildlife in Iceland, I didn\u2019t visit these places. Unfortunately... Hopefully there is a next time...<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I just remained in H\u00fasav\u00edk...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-39\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-39-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-39-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"42\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-20-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (20)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-40\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-40-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-40-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"43\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>... which was also very beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>In H\u00fasav\u00edk, there are actually more things to do like, for example, visiting museums. I visited the H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum (see below). The Eurovision Museum or The Culture House are other museums in H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>Very popular among travellers are nature baths. In H\u00fasav\u00edk there is the Geosea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-41\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-41-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-41-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"44\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21.jpg\" width=\"1297\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-21-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (21)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-42\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-42-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-42-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"45\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-42-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> The area around the harbour becomes quite busy during the day in summer, as many day trippers come to H\u00fasav\u00edk for whale watching. Around the harbour are not only the whale watching companies, but also several restaurants, snack bars and caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-43\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-43-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-43-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"46\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whale_watching_in_Husavik\"><\/span>Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-44\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-44-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-44-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"47\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Iceland is a popular place for whale watching. Visitors of Iceland know that. Me too, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I already expected to see many other people in H\u00fasav\u00edk on whale watching boats.<\/p>\n<p>Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk is probably the most sought-after activity there. In fact, many people visiting the north of Iceland may stay anywhere else and not in H\u00fasav\u00edk, but visit the town just for whale watching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-45\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-45-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-45-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"48\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-22-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (22)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-46\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-46-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-46-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"49\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Well, I decided to stay in H\u00fasav\u00edk for three nights for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I wanted to participate in more than one whale watching trip. You never know how the weather or sea conditions, respectively, are.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, I was without a car. It wouldn\u2019t have been feasible for me to stay at another town and do whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk due to the bus connections.<\/p>\n<p>But staying in H\u00fasav\u00edk was not bad at all. On one morning, I went on a beautiful hike in the surroundings of H\u00fasav\u00edk (see above), and on another morning, I went to the H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum (see below).<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, as I stayed in H\u00fasav\u00edk, I was not at all in a rush. While I was waiting for the whale watching trips to start, I was strolling around a little bit and admiring the surrounding landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-47\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-47-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-47-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"50\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-23-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (23)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-48\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-48-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-48-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"51\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>There were four whale watching companies in H\u00fasav\u00edk. I decided for the whale watching company North Sailing. On one hand, it was a gut feeling, as they advertised themselves as an eco-friendly company (although eco-friendly can mean a lot...), and on the other hand, North Sailing also offered a citizen science trip.<\/p>\n<p>On my first whale watching trip I decided for the \u201cH\u00fasav\u00edk Original Whale Watching\u201d trip, and on the second day, I participated in the \u201cWhales, Sails and Science\u201d trip.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, to say it right away, I saw whales and dolphins on both trips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-49\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-49-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-49-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"52\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-26-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (26)\" alt=\"whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-50\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-50-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"53\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-50-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span> How do you decide for a whale watching company if you have the choice? Whale watching is very popular and as an outsider it is not always easy to really detect the differences in advance. What is your approach?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-51\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-51-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-51-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"54\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The first whale watching trip \u2013 the \u201cH\u00fasav\u00edk Original Whale Watching\u201d trip started in the afternoon at around 4 p.m. with the boat N\u00e1ttfari.<\/p>\n<p>The boat felt very large \u2013 quite the opposite to the whale watching trips I did in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azores<\/a>. As it was quite full, I had to \u201cfight\u201d for a good viewing position. I would have loved to be in the front. However, it was occupied, and thus, for the whole trip not accessible for me.<\/p>\n<p>But still, we could move around the boat.<\/p>\n<p>The first cetaceans we saw were white-beaked dolphins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-52\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-52-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-52-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"55\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24.jpg\" width=\"1225\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-24-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1225px) 100vw, 1225px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (24)\" alt=\"dolphins in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-53\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-53-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-53-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"56\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although it was \u201cjust\u201d a very short observation, I very appreciated this encounter, as it was the first time for me to have seen white-beaked dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>As their name already suggests, these dolphins have a white beak.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, white-beaked dolphins frequently leap and breach. However, it was not the case on the day of my whale watching trip.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, they were quite far away and we didn\u2019t see them again. I tried to be very attentive and looked very well onto the water surface. At the end of the whale watching trip, I thought to have seen another white-beaked dolphin. However, it was just a branch floating at the water surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-54\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-54-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-54-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"57\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-25-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (25)\" alt=\"Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-55\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-55-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-55-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"58\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-55-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> White-beaked dolphins are distributed only in the northern hemisphere. Two other species of the genus <em>Lagenorhynchus<\/em> \u2013 the Atlantic and Pacific white-sided dolphins \u2013 as well, occur only in the northern oceans. In contrast, the three other species of that genus \u2013 dusky, Peale\u2019s and hourglass dolphins \u2013 live only in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-56\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-56-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-56-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"59\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And then we saw the first blow of a humpback whale.<\/p>\n<p>The people on board \u2013 me included \u2013 became excited. Everyone tried to get a good viewing position.<br \/>\nBut as soon as the whale showed up, as fast it vanished again under the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-57\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-57-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-57-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"60\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-27-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (27)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-58\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-58-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-58-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"61\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Would we be able to see the whale again?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we saw the whale again!<\/p>\n<p>And with the snow-covered mountains in the background and the beautiful light of the evening, it was a spectacular sighting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-59\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-59-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-59-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"62\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-28-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (28)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-60\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-60-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-60-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"63\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Then finally, we got to see the first flukes.<\/p>\n<p>We could already guess a few seconds in advance if we would see the fluke of a whale by looking at the way the whale curved its back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-61\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-61-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-61-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"64\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-29-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (29)\" alt=\"humpback whales in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-61-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-61-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"65\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-30-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (30)\" alt=\"humpback whales in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-62\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-62-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-62-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"66\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The most interesting part, however, is always the pattern of the underparts of a fluke. This part of the whale body serves as a fingerprint. Whale scientists use the underparts of a fluke to identify individual humpback whales.<\/p>\n<p>I was already excited to see the next whale fluke!<\/p>\n<p>It was, by the way, not cold at all on the boat on that day. It was July and the day was beautiful. No rain and no wind. Lots of sun for Iceland and nice temperatures during the day.<\/p>\n<p>If the weather conditions are not that good, North Sailing provides overalls for all its customers at the beginning of every trip. We also had the choice to put on the overalls. I had on an overall during the first hour of the whale watching trip. However, as it became too hot, I decided to take off the overall again.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few minutes later after seeing the first fluke, we saw the whale (or another one) showing up again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-63\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-63-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-63-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"67\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31.jpg\" width=\"1198\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-31-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (31)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-63-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-63-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"68\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-32-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (32)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-64\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-64-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-64-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"69\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Was it the same whale?<\/p>\n<p>We will never know. The whale vanished under the water, but without showing its fluke that time despite its typical curved back before the dive.<\/p>\n<p>Some more minutes later we saw again a whale, but farther away. Was it the same whale now?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-65\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-65-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-65-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"70\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-34-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (34)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-65-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-65-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"71\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-33-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (33)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-66\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-66-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-66-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"72\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>That time, we saw the curved back again indicating the intention to show the fluke.<\/p>\n<p>However, in that moment, the whale was too far away to get a good shot of the pattern of the underparts of the fluke. But I guess that it was another whale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-67\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-67-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-67-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"73\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-35-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (35)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-68\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-68-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-68-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"74\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As a non-expert I would suggest two different individuals, as the latter one had much more black parts in its pattern than the first one. But I don't know...<\/p>\n<p>In that context, I would like to recommend the citizen science platform <a href=\"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Happywhale<\/a> where every whale watcher can submit photographs of whale flukes. I did that already on my whale watching trips <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/travel-and-citizen-science-in-the-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the Azores<\/a> where I observed blue whales, sperm whales, but also humpback whales.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Happywhale is to detect migration routes of whales. Maybe the whale I saw during whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk was already seen elsewhere?<\/p>\n<p>This way, I found out, for example, that the name of the first fluke I saw (see above) was from a whale named \u201cShadow\u201d which was seen for the first time in June 2019. Furthermore, in 2021 it was seen in another bay close to Akureyri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-69\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-69-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-69-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"75\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-37-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (37)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-70\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-70-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-70-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"76\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-70-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>Another platform where you can submit photographs is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hafogvatn.is\/en\/research\/whale-research\/whale-photo-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marine and Freshwater Research Institute<\/a>. As I\u2019m interested in contributing to research, I submitted photos of the flukes of humpback whales to their research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-71\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-71-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-71-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"77\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Surely, Akureyri is another good whale watching spot. However, I have heard a little bit around and people said that in Akureyri the whale watching companies need more time to see a whale, as the whales there are farther away from the port. Thus, apparently, whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk might be a little bit easier. However, importantly, I just heard this from other people and I cannot share my experience about this here.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, in H\u00fasav\u00edk we saw indeed quite many whales or humpback whales, respectively. Unfortunately, no minke whale was showing up.<\/p>\n<p>In one moment, one humpback whale appeared at the water surface almost just next to the boat.<\/p>\n<p>And again, we could already guess that this humpback whale would show us its fluke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-72\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-72-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-72-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"78\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-38-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (38)\" alt=\"humpback whales in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-73\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-73-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-73-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"79\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-39-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (39)\" alt=\"humpback whales in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-73-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-73-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"80\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-40-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (40)\" alt=\"humpback whales in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-74\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-74-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-74-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"81\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-74-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> If you are interested in seeing a minke whale, in the waters around Reykjav\u00edk you might have more luck. However, please consider that during a whale watching trip in H\u00fasav\u00edk you might see as well a minke whale. You never know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-75\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-75-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-75-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"82\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As a non-expert, again, I would say that this humpback whale was another individual.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, so far, I couldn\u2019t find out more about this individual on Happywhale. Was this whale in the waters around H\u00fasav\u00edk this year for the first time? Or was I just the only one who had uploaded a photograph of this individual on Happywhale so far? Or was the fluke on my photograph just too difficult to identify the individual?<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I found the fluke of this individual quite distinctive with its yellowish-brownish parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-76\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-76-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-76-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"83\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-41-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (41)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-77\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-77-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-77-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"84\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>We saw this humpback whale on that trip several times moving up and down the water showing its fluke before its dives.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at the pattern of the underparts of its fluke.<\/p>\n<p>It had to be always the same individual!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-78\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-78-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-78-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"85\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42.jpg\" width=\"1305\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42.jpg 1305w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-42-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1305px) 100vw, 1305px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (42)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-79\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-79-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-79-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"86\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Before one dive we could see very well the two blowholes of exactly this humpback whale!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-80\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-80-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-80-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"87\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-43-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (43)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-81\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-81-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-81-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"88\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-81-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Baleen whales have two blowholes while toothed whales like bottlenose dolphins or sperm whales only have one blowhole. Sperm whales, by the way, have a blowhole which is located on the left side of its head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-82\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-82-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-82-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"89\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I very wish to hopefully know more about this whale. We saw this humpback whale several times. Sometimes from further afar, and other times, just next to the boat. Maybe one day another person will see this humpback whale again in Iceland or any other place around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Where does it spend the winter?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-83\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-83-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-83-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"90\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-44-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (44)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-84\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-84-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-84-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"91\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>While I was trying to get as many photographs as possible of that whale, we passed another whale watching boat. It was a smaller boat with fewer people.<\/p>\n<p>Although we were quite many whale watchers, it was a magical evening in Iceland with the light and the beautiful mountains in the background.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-85\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-85-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-85-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"92\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-45-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (45)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-86\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-86-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-86-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"93\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-86-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> <\/span>What is your experience with whale watching boats? Do you prefer bigger and more quieter boats? Or smaller ones which might make more noise? Please let me know your experience in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-87\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-87-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-87-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"94\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The waters appeared to be full with humpback whales.<\/p>\n<p>From afar we saw again several impressively high blows of humpback whales showing up at the water surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-88\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-88-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-88-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"95\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-46-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (46)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-89\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-89-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-89-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"96\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>They didn\u2019t seem to be in any hurry. They were moving slowly and we could see their typical bumps on their heads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-90\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-90-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-90-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"97\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-47-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (47)\" alt=\"humpback whale\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-91\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-91-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-91-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"98\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>When, finally, the last whale we saw vanished with its typical curved back at the water surface and showing its fluke before its dive, the skipper of the boat turned and we headed back to the harbour of H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-92\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-92-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-92-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"99\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-48-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (48)\" alt=\"whale watching in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-92-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-92-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"100\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-49-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (49)\" alt=\"whale watching in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-93\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-93-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-93-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"101\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-93-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span> Do you know more about whale migration? I\u2019m very interested in finding out more about the migration routes. If you know more about the migration routes of Icelandic humpback whales, please let me know in the comments. I\u2019m very interested to know where they spend the winters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-94\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-94-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-94-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"102\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>On our way back we got a delicious cinnamon bun and a hot chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>We saw another whale watching boat on our way back. It was another boat from North Sailing with many, many whale watchers on board. Yes. Whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk is very, very popular and many people are interested in getting a glimpse into the life of these impressive animals...<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of my stay in H\u00fasav\u00edk I participated \u2013 as mentioned already above \u2013 in the \u201cWhales, Sails and Science\u201d tour. It was a citizen science tour, as a student was on board conducting research for her master thesis.<\/p>\n<p>On that day the boat was not that full like on the day before on the \u201cH\u00fasav\u00edk Original Whale Watching\u201d tour. Among others, there was a group of school kids that participated in the tour together with their teacher.<\/p>\n<p>That time, the name of the boat of North Sailing was Opal.<\/p>\n<p>We left the harbour at around 3 p.m. and one of the first duties of the student was to put a device into the ocean to collect zooplankton and microplastics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-95\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-95-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-95-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"103\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-51-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (51)\" alt=\"citizen science\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-96\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-96-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-96-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"104\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Luckily, it was not that cold on that second trip and I did not have to put on an overall that was provided by North Sailing at the beginning of the tour.<\/p>\n<p>Although the boat was not that full like on the previous day, in general, we had better whale sightings on the \u201cH\u00fasav\u00edk Original Whale Watching\u201d tour. However, importantly, that is not because of the different types of tours. This is because the whales decide when to show up.<\/p>\n<p>And by the way, the citizen science tour was half an hour longer than the other one.<\/p>\n<p>On my second whale watching tour in H\u00fasav\u00edk we had to search longer to spot the first humpback whale.<br \/>\nWe saw one dorsal fin showing up close to the small island Lundey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-97\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-97-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-97-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"105\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-52-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (52)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-98\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-98-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-98-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"106\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-98-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Lundey is also known as the \u201cPuffin Island\u201d and located in the bay Skj\u00e1lfandi. The island is uninhabited and with an area of about 0.1 km<sup>2<\/sup> quite small. As the second name already suggests, the island is home to many puffins. The bay is rich in nutrients, and thus, a good food resource not only for whales, but also for puffins. Please check my previous blog entry about <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">puffins in Iceland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-99\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-99-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-99-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"107\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Luckily, the boat was not that full and the majority of the school kids were not that interested in observing the whales. Some of them were talking while others were busy with their mobile phones.<\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine to be on a whale watching tour and playing games on a mobile phone?<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t refuse new technology. But playing games on a mobile phone during a whale watching tour?<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t understand it.<\/p>\n<p>Because of some disinterest in whales, I had more space to move.<\/p>\n<p>Although that time the front was not accessible at all, I still had more space to move from position to position to get a good view onto the whales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-100\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-100-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-100-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"108\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-53-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (53)\" alt=\"whale watching in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-100-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-100-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"109\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54.jpg\" width=\"1193\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-54-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (54)\" alt=\"whale watching in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-101\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-101-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-101-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"110\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Most of the time the whales appeared just with their dorsal fin at the water surface and shortly after they disappeared again.<\/p>\n<p>On that tour it was quite difficult to get the fluke on a photograph. Often, we were just too far away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-102\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-102-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-102-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"111\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-55-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (55)\" alt=\"humpback whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-103\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-103-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-103-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"112\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And other times, the boat was positioned at an angle from where it was difficult to photograph the underparts of the fluke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-104\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-104-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-104-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"113\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-56-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (56)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-105\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-105-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-105-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"114\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Of course, we met again other whale watchers. In one moment, a humpback whale appeared at the water surface with a blow just next to a smaller whale watching boat.<\/p>\n<p>The skipper of a boat usually does not know the exact position where a whale shows up again. However, through experience they know roughly where a humpback whale might show up after a dive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-106\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-106-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-106-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"115\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-57-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (57)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-107\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-107-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-107-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"116\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-107-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span> What do you think about the popularity of whale watching? On the one side, many people get to know the whales. For many it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and they might become encouraged to do something for the environment through such an experience. On the other hand, there might be already too much whale watching. What do you think?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-108\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-108-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-108-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"117\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Unfortunately, no whale was showing up just next to the boat on that tour. But this was ok. I still felt so privileged to have had the chance to go on board a whale watching boat.<\/p>\n<p>It was indeed still special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-109\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-109-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-109-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"118\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-58-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (58)\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-110\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-110-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-110-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"119\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>After some time, the student took this other device out of the water to analyse the content.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there was still more zooplankton than microplastics in it.<\/p>\n<p>We could have a look at the different species of zooplankton and ask questions. The student also told a little bit about how she got to Iceland. She was from Britain and studied a marine biology related course in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n<p>I learned that the water in that bay is still in a relatively good condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-111\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-111-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-111-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"120\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-59-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (59)\" alt=\"citizen science\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-112\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-112-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-112-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"121\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>When the student was analysing the content of the box, the teacher could encourage some school kids to join and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p>We saw quite many different species of zooplankton. There were so many that even the student could not identify to species level. For this kind of work, typically, an expert in zooplankton has to be asked.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, both tours were nice and I very enjoyed the humpback whale encounters on both days and the white-beaked dolphins on the first tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-113\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-113-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-113-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"122\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-60-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (60)\" alt=\"whales in Iceland\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-114\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-114-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-114-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"123\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-114-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span> Have you ever done a citizen science related tour or vacation? If yes, what have you done? Was it a hands-on project? And for how long? I\u2019m looking forward to read more about your experiences in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-115\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-115-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-115-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"124\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Husavik_Whale_Museum\"><\/span>H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-116\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-116-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-116-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"125\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum is located not very far away from the whale watching companies. From the main road through H\u00fasav\u00edk, the museum can be reached easily. The big letters on the roof top of the museum can\u2019t be missed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-117\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-117-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-117-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"126\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-61-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (61)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-118\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-118-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-118-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"127\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I visited the museum on a morning. It was a cloudy day. The sky was covered in grey clouds and the sun could not find a way through.<\/p>\n<p>I felt lucky that I did my hike to the Botnsvatn on the previous day (see above). A cloudy, almost rainy day is perfectly spent in a museum.<\/p>\n<p>Although I went to the museum early in the morning at 9 a.m., I had not enough time to see everything in the museum. Before I went to the \u201cWhales, Sails and Science\u201d tour, I had a quick lunch and after that I immediately headed to the North Sailing company\u2019s office to be on time for the whale watching trip (the tour started at 3 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p>Thus, half a day in the H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum might be sufficient for some, but not for others.<\/p>\n<p>There were several whale skeletons on display with the 25m-long blue whale skeleton as the largest one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-119\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-119-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-119-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"128\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-62-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (62)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-120\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-120-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-120-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"129\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>That blue whale was washed ashore in 2010 near Skagi (between H\u00fasav\u00edk und the Westfjords in the north of Iceland).<\/p>\n<p>An interesting part of the blue whale skeleton exhibition was a short film showing the development of the exhibition starting from the day when the animal was found at the shore and ending with its final installation in the museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-121\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-121-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-121-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"130\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-121-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Did you know that there are blue and fin whale hybrids? There is even a hybrid in the Skj\u00e1lfandi Bay in H\u00fasav\u00edk! This individual has been spotted regularly in the waters around H\u00fasav\u00edk in the past and was typically seen with other blue whales, and thus, apparently sharing most social traits with blue whales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-122\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-122-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-122-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"131\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I think the most interesting parts of the museum were the skeletons and the accompanied individual stories of each skeleton.<\/p>\n<p>Another impressive skeleton was the one of a narwhal. Typically, only males possess long narwhal tusks (as seen in the photograph), but sometimes, even females might develop one. The function of these narwhal tusks is still unknown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-123\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-123-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-123-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"132\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-63-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (63)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-124\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-124-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-124-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"133\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>This skeleton was not found on a shore in Iceland, but came from Greenland where it was hunted. It is the only skeleton in the museum that came from an animal that was hunted as far as I know.<\/p>\n<p>The next skeleton was from a minke whale which entangled in a fishing net and drowned. This happened on the peninsula Sn\u00e6fellsnes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-125\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-125-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-125-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"134\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-64-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (64)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-126\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-126-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-126-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"135\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another skeleton was one of a humpback whale calf found on <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gr\u00edmsey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-127\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-127-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-127-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"136\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65.jpg\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-65-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk (65)\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-128\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-128-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-128-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"137\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In total, there were 11 skeletons in the museum.<\/p>\n<p>But there was much more to see and learn. For example, there was also an art section with poems.<\/p>\n<p>As I saw the documentary \u201cWhale Wisdom\u201d in the museum, I unfortunately had not the time to see the section about whaling in Iceland. I was too short of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-129\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-129-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-129-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"138\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-129-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Please visit the official website of the museum to get more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvalasafn.is\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">museum<\/a> and its prices and opening hours. I paid 1.750 ISK (including a 20% discount because of my previous whale watching tour).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-130\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-130-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-130-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"139\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practical_information\"><\/span>Practical information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-131\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-131-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-131-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"140\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_there\"><\/span>How to get there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-132\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-132-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-132-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"141\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Most visitors of Iceland get around by car. As I didn\u2019t rent a car, I travelled by public transportation. It can be a challenge. However, it can work. I came from Dalv\u00edk as I had visited Gr\u00edmsey. From Dalv\u00edk I took the bus to Akureyri. In Akureyri I had to change the bus to get to H\u00fasav\u00edk. If you want to travel by bus, please visit the bus company's website. The name of the bus company is <a href=\"https:\/\/straeto.is\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Str\u00e6t\u00f3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As not many people use public transportation, the bus was either a small bus or instead of a bus our driver brought us to our destination by car. This was indeed the case from Akureyri to H\u00fasav\u00edk. We were just a few people.<\/p>\n<p>I paid 1.960 ISK from Dalv\u00edk to Akureyri and 2.940 ISK from Akureyri to H\u00fasav\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>The trip from Dalv\u00edk to Akureyri took less than an hour and the one from Akureyri to H\u00fasav\u00edk about one hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-133\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-133-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-133-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"142\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accommodation\"><\/span>Accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-134\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-134-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-134-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"143\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I stayed at the H\u00fasav\u00edk Green Hostel in the street Vallholtsvegur, 640 H\u00fasav\u00edk. It was close to the harbour, and thus, to the whale watching companies and the H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum.<\/p>\n<p>It is a very comfortable and clean hostel. I stayed in a four-bed room. The hostel has a kitchen and a very nice living room.<\/p>\n<p>I was happy with my decision to have stayed at that hostel.<\/p>\n<p>For three nights I paid 116,22 Euros.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-135\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-135-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-135-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"144\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-135-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> If you are looking for vegan food, most options I found were soups. However, typically, the restaurants or caf\u00e9s offer several vegetarian options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-136\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-136-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-136-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"145\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_information_about_whale_watching_in_Husavik\"><\/span>More information about whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-137\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-137-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-137-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"146\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24829-137-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Whale Watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northsailing.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">North Sailing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvalasafn.is\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Citizen Science: <a href=\"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happywhale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.husavikgreenhostel.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">H\u00fasav\u00edk Green Hostel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Humpback Whale Photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hafogvatn.is\/en\/research\/whale-research\/whale-photo-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Identification Database<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whales-of-iceland-in-reykjavik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whales of Iceland in Reykjav\u00edk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-reykjavik-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whale watching in Reykjav\u00edk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-138\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-138-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-138-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"147\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk-EN1\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24829-138-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-138-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"148\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-24829\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whale-watching-in-husavik-EN2-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"whale-watching-in-h\u00fasav\u00edk-EN2\" alt=\"whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24829-139\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24829-139-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24829-139-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"149\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Have you ever been whale watching in H\u00fasav\u00edk or elsewhere? Which species have you seen? 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