Morning in the small town of Isafjördur. The sky was gray, but it was not raining. This was good, as today was a day of many options: a bike ride, a hike, a bus tour with several stops including a garden, and a walk about town that ended at a brew pub. This was the morning. After lunch, we cruised the whale-rich waters of Isafjarðardjún in the West Fjords. Well, of course, we found some whales, and what a show these humpbacks provided. One individual repeatedly breached for over an hour. I’ve never seen that before!
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- 24 Jul 2023
Isafjördur, Iceland, 7/24/2023, National Geographic Explorer
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Dennis Cornejo, Naturalist
Dennis has spent more than half of his life working with Lindblad Expeditions. He first studied biology in the Sonoran Desert. It was his work with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum that brought him into contact with Sven Lindblad. Dennis was working ...
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