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5/1/2024
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The Artisan Fund: Where Conservation, Tourism, and Handcraft Development Meet
Learn more about the Lindblad Expeditions Artisan Fund, which empowers artisan communities in the places we visit.
In Brief
4/22/2024
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Unplastifying the Planet with Agustina Besada
In this short video, Unplastify co-founder Agustina Besada shares more about her ongoing mission to inspire teens to “unplastify” their lives and their local communities.
4/19/2024
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Photos of the Week, April 19, 2024
This week's photos from the field included spectacular images of lava flows on La Cumbre, an active volcano on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos Islands.
4/5/2024
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Photos of the Week, April 5, 2024
Guests aboard National Geographic Venture witnessed a rocket launch, while National Geographic Explorer explored South Africa and National Geographic Sea Bird cruised the Columbia River.
4/2/2024
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Expedition Spotlight: Experience the Canadian Maritimes
In this episode of Expedition Spotlight, join Cultural Specialist Susan Flanagan as she reveals what discoveries are in store on our Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland expedition.
Daily Expedition Reports
5/7/2024
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National Geographic Venture
Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier
Ice was today’s theme. Although the air was crisp, we were all smiles as we cruised towards the face of a magnificent tidewater glacier resplendent in dazzling blues. The end point of Endicott Arm, Dawes Glacier is the source of ice for many harbor seal females that are weeks away from the start of their pupping season. Gulls, mountain goats, orange-crowned warblers, and black oystercatchers stood out against towering walls, and Sitka alders painted swaths of green along the ledges where no other trees could gain a foothold. Even on barren rock, life finds a way. Our afternoon kayak operations allowed guests to get up close and personal with the deep character of this fjord. This will undoubtedly be an exploration to remember.
5/7/2024
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National Geographic Sea Bird
Daajing Giids
Patches of blue in the sky, reflections of fishing boats in the harbor, and a fragment of a rainbow was the foundation for our day of cultural exploration in Daajing Giids on Haida Gwaii. The Haida Heritage Center, nestled on the shoreline of Alliford Bay, is a testament to the cultural richness and tenacity of the Haida people. In the afternoon, we walked up to, and for some of us, around the lake on the Spirit Lake trail. The rains held off during our walks and we enjoyed our stroll through the temperate rainforest, sans the rain.
5/7/2024
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National Geographic Quest
Friday Harbor and Jones Island, San Juan Islands
And so, it begins! After a blustery arrival in Seattle, our first day northbound to Sitka treated us to a crisp, bluebird day of sailing through the San Juan Islands. Early morning birding delivered us a plethora of rhinoceros auklets, pigeon guillemots, and bald eagles as we sailed into Friday Harbor, the ‘quiet capitol’ of San Juan proper. There we explored the famed and wonderful whale museum as an introduction to the charismatic megafauna that awaits us on our journey through these remarkably productive waters. But before there’s an orca, there are its planktonic puzzle pieces, witnessed through the undersea team’s temporary dockside jellyfish exhibition! In the afternoon, some of us tucked into Jones Island for hikes through this Mediterranean of the Pacific Northwest in the rain shadow of the Olympics. Others kayaked around the small harbor or Zodiac cruised around Jones and nearby Yellow Island as the dive team went looking for Seasquatches (yeti crabs) along one of the steep current-swept walls of this magical archipelago. A glorious sunset greeted us after a second delicious dinner, and we slowly made our way to Canada and the gardens of Victoria. No time for further Quest-ions—onward!
5/7/2024
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National Geographic Endeavour II
Isabela Island
Today we explored the central part of Isabela Island, surrounded by active volcanoes. We visited Urbina Bay on the slopes of Alcedo Volcano during the morning and in the afternoon, the beautiful bay of Tagus Cove below Darwin Volcano. They are both very interesting places on the island, marked by the amazing productivity in this part of the ocean, which becomes a very important source of food for the marine life we find here.
5/7/2024
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National Geographic Resolution
Edgeoya
We awoke in ice to the east of Edgeoya and continued to push our way south. The ice was less thick here, so we made good progress. During the day we had several presentations by our naturalist staff. Fittingly, the presentation by Certified Photo Instructor Giulia was interrupted by… wildlife! as we encountered a pair of walruses that allowed us a close approach. Later in the day we encountered another bear on the ice, and we had a fun time observing it. Our evening was spent cruising past the beautiful island of Hopen – a special bird nesting area. At the end of the day, we could safely say that we have made it all the way around the island of Spitzbergen! It would seem that we are the earliest ship to have ever done this! A combination of reduced sea ice conditions and skilled navigation by our bridge team have allowed us to do this on the 7th of May.