We awoke near Grimsey Island, home of the Arctic Circle here in Iceland. We went ashore scouting for birds and other wildlife and admiring not one, but two Artic Circle monuments. Soon after that we lifted our anchor and headed north of the Arctic Circle for a true polar plunge. Once these brave and chilled souls completed their dip we then made headway into Husavik. It was from there that we went to Godafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods, before enjoying some Icelandic hot dogs as we headed off to our next adventure.
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.