On our first full day in Iceland we visited the Iceland Seal Center in Hvammstangi. It's a small museum but does a great job informing the public of seals and the type of seals that nest in Iceland. The employee there at the time spent time explaining to us where we can find seals if we didn't want to pay for an official seal watching tour. She marked out a few places on the map north of Hvammstangi where seals will often rest along the shore of the peninsula. The catch though was low tide had past an hour ago and once high tide starts to come in, the land the seals rest on drops below the water level and the seals head elsewhere. So we hopped in the car and headed north, not overly optimistic we were going to see any seals. But we did!
It was super cool seeing the seals from the shore and as the high tide came in and the water level slowly inched upward, the seals slipped into the water and off they went! Our kids had a blast watching the seals and climbing around on the rock formations along the shore.
In an earlier post I wrote on the importance of having water proof outwear. Also make sure you have a stocking hat and hood on your coat as it can get very windy along the shore. The wind was incredible out here while watching the seals, but with proper outwear, it was bearable and we walked away happy having seen seals in their natural habitat.
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