When one imagines circumnavigating the wild and rugged coastline of the volcanic island of Iceland, two contrasting images abound: fire and ice. Until today the fire has been at the forefront of our voyage. Journeys through lava fields, visits to volcanoes, scuba divers headed to the underwater hydrothermal vents and of course stories of numerous volcanic eruptions recounted by our local guides. Today, however, it was time for the ice. From morning to evening our day was filled with ice as we visited Vatnajökull, one of the largest glaciers on Earth, as well as Jökulsárlón – Iceland’s famous glacial river lagoon.
7/11/2024
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National Geographic Explorer
Djupivogur, Austurland (East Iceland)
Greetings from Iceland! Today we continued our circumnavigation of this land of fire and ice, Iceland. National Geographic Explorer pulled into Djupivogur Harbor at 7:00am to a nice cool and calm morning greeting. Plenty had been planned for today, with guests choosing between a full day excursion to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, a black sand beach hike, a valley of the waterfalls 4x4 Jeep excursion, and a cultural walk. Guests were thrilled to get out and adventure in this eastern side of Iceland. Again, the weather was brilliant with periods of blue sky appearing through the clouds and the sunrays. I had the pleasure of accompanying our guests to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, which entailed a scenic bus excursion to the lagoon of icebergs, an amazing walk along Diamond Beach, and a very well-prepared Icelandic lunch before heading back to our home away from home, National Geographic Explorer. Lindblad Expeditions is about sharing unique moments and experiences and today was one of those days. It was absolutely beautiful.







