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  1. Thank you for your kind words about our Island, and I am glad you and your family got to experience this wonder that is the puffling saving season. My kids found eleven last night so the season is still going strong and 1900 puffins have been weight and recorded. Best wishes for a safe and happy travels

    Hildur Jóahannsdóttir

    • Thanks for reading, Hidur! Unfortunately, we weren’t able to be there for the pufflings. We visited the Westman Islands at the end of May, and learned about the pufflings then. We’ve been following their progress ever since!

      11 pufflings in one night is very impressive– Hopefully they will keep finding more!

    • Hi Graciela,

      Once you get to the island, it’s a pretty short walk to the aquarium. As for getting to the Westman Islands, a ferry from the port called Landeyjahöfn is your best bet. Ferries from this port take abou 35 minutes each way. Landeyjahöfn is often used over the summer, but a port much much further away called Þorlákshöfn; the ferry from here takes close to 3 hours.

      So make sure you check the ferry status at the ferry company’s Facebook page. (Their posts typically have English at the bottom, following the Icelandic.) If they are sailing from Landeyjahöfn, it’s a much easier trip for me to recommend!

      See more details in our guest post here: Westman Islands with Kids.

  2. We were there a couple weeks ago and went out to help rescue the pufflings, but didn’t find any. 🙁 I do have one question though–are the pufflings ok overnight without any food? Are they supposed to be fed? Thank you!

    • Hi Heather- this is a great question! I think the answer is no, that they don’t need to be fed. I guess they expect to not eat for a while until they find their puffin friends on the ocean?

      You could ask the Sea Life Trust Beluga Sanctuary to confirm, though, since I’m not positive. I’m sorry you weren’t able to find any pufflings! I did read somewhere that this year was a slower season.

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