Peaceful and isolated Vigur Island is the last place on earth you might expect to be viciously attacked. The weapons of choice for this ambush were sharp beaks and ear splitting screeches, wielded by the aggressive arctic terns fiercely protecting their nests from the intruding strangers…us. Our afternoon was much less confrontational; although a car accident that closed Iceland's longest tunnel left some of our group stranded on the wrong side of the fjord. All's well that ends well, and the temporary delay ended up rewarding us with an extra cup of coffee and bonus time in the quaint village of Flateyri.
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.







