Lindblad Expeditions: Daily Expedition Reports Put it here! en-us Sat, 4 Feb 2012 09:16:39 EST maxr@expeditions.com (Maxim Rubis) http://www.expeditions.com/Daily_Expedition_Rep54.asp http://www.expeditions.com/images/template_2and3.jpg Lindblad Expeditions: Daily Expedition Reports http://www.expeditions.com/Daily_Expedition_Rep54.asp http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153370&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=30 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the Oceanic Discoverer in New Zealand]]> White Island

Just after breakfast White Island appeared on the horizon, dolphins and flying-fish escorted us in, and as we approach plumes of steam were visible from many miles off. Lying at the northern end of the Taupo-Rotorua volcanic zone, part of the Pacific-rim-of-fire, it often emits clouds of steam and the occasional spurt of ash laden cloud can be seen over the island. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153363&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=30 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the Oceanic Discoverer in New Zealand]]> Gisborne

The weather Gods were not kind when Oceanic Discoverer berthed in Gisborne as rain and mist greeted the guests as they peered out of the dining room window. The temperature was relatively warm however, and most of the guests expressed enthusiasm for the forthcoming visit to the marae. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153366&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=5 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Endeavour in Galápagos]]> Santa Cruz Island

This day began hot and sunny, but in the afternoon we all felt the consequences of the hot-rainy season.

The sea was very calm, with little wind and after we disembarked at the Galápagos National Park Service dock we were met by some marine iguanas; as expected during this season, some males were doing the head-shaking behavior, moving their heads up and down continuously. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153367&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=9 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Islander in Galápagos]]> Santiago Island

Today we started our day on the western side of Santiago Island. After an early wake-up call, we landed at Espumilla beach. A place covered with an interesting mix of volcanic ashes and tiny pieces of olivine where we spotted tracks made by sea turtle and holes made by ghost crabs. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153369&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=31 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the Jahan in Southeast Asia]]> Chau Doc, Mekong River Delta

Chau Doc, off the upper branch of the Mekong River, is FF.

An acronym is big, since, last night, one of our two charming guides for the Viet Nam portion of the trip mentioned she is an MBA. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153371&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=2 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Sea Bird in Baja California]]> Isla Sand Jose and Puerto Gato

We waited fruitlessly for a green flash in the morning at sunrise, but the clouds at the horizon interfered with the laws of physics. Yet it was an incredible, colorful dawn, with all the tones of pink, orange and red. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153372&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=1 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Sea Lion in Central America]]> Gulf Islands and the Panama Canal

We left the tiny paradisiacal islet of Granito de Oro in Panama’s Coiba National Park late yesterday afternoon and sailed a total of 190 nautical miles along the rugged Pacific coastline to reach the Gulf of Panama. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153354&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=30 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the Oceanic Discoverer in New Zealand]]> Napier

A fine slightly overcast, warm day –predicted to reach over 80 degrees Fahrenheit – greeted us as the Oceanic Discover docked at Napier on the first morning of February. After breakfast we departed for the Australasian gannet colony at the promontory of Cape Kidnappers, at the southern extreme of the Hawke Peninsula. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153359&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=26 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Explorer in Antarctica]]> Antarctic Sound, Paulet Island, Fridtjof Sound

Today was vast, overwhelming and where words can’t begin to express all that was experienced deep within our beings.

For those who were out on deck early, the greeting from deck was but a glimpse of what was to come; huge rafts, made up of thousands of Adelie penguins, noisily squawking and swimming in the quiet waters. Read more ...]]> http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=153361&SearchSource=Rss&Ship=5 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[From the National Geographic Endeavour in Galápagos]]> San Salvador Island

It does not matter if it is overcast or sunny, if it’s dry or rainy, if the winds blow from the south or the west or the north. We are in the Galápagos Islands to see it all! To explore it all! Read more ...]]>