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https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162507/it020425d.jpg Sea%20lions%20at%20Cerro%20Brujo.%20Photo%20by%20Roberta%20Schiess%20 Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162507/it020425e.jpg Kicker%20Rock%20at%20sunset.%20Photo%20by%20Roberta%20Schiess%20 Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/santa-cruz-island-et-2025-02-04/ daily 2025-02-04 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112505/et020425a.jpg Guests%20having%20lots%20of%20fun,%20lying%20on%20the%20bright%20fuchsia%20petals%20of%20the%20Norwegian%20pear%20flowers.%20Photo%20by%20Paola%20Luque Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112505/et020425b.jpg Galapagos%20giant%20tortoise%20taking%20a%20bite%20at%20Manzanillo%20Ranch%20during%20our%20afternoon%20exploration%20of%20the%20highlands.%20Photo%20by%20Paola%20Luque Gal%C3%A1pagos 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2025-02-04 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142503/ed020425-b.jpg A%20few%20guests%20on%20land%20at%20Red%20Rock%20Ridge%20with%20a%20Zodiac%20in%20the%20background.%20Photo%20by%20Jonas%20Beyer Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142503/ed020425-a.jpg Bow%20of%20National%20Geographic%20Endurance%20with%20the%20sun%20halo.%20Photo%20by%20Jonas%20Beyer Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142503/ed020425-c.jpg An%20Adelie%20penguin%20chick%20molting%20its%20downy%20feathers.%20Photo%20by%20Jonas%20Beyer Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142503/ed020425-d.jpg Guests%20standing%20at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20hike%20at%20Horseshoe%20Island.%20Photo%20by%20Jonas%20Beyer Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/rangiroa-tuamotu-archipelago-french-polynesia-or-2025-02-02/ daily 2025-02-02 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020225-1.jpg Expedition%20Leader%20Lisle%20and%20his%20partner%20Stephanie%20soaking%20up%20the%20wonders%20of%20the%20stunning%20aquarium%20reef,%20surrounded%20by%20vibrant%20fish%20and%20crystal-clear%20waters.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020225-2.jpg A%20beautiful%20giant%20moray%20eel%20peeking%20out%20at%20us%20as%20we%20snorkeled%20around%20its%20home.%20Photo%20by%20Chris%20Cook French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020225-3.jpg A%20Maori%20wrasse,%20beautiful%20and%20intelligent%20hunters%20that%20are%20often%20curious%20about%20humans.%20Photo%20by%20Chris%20Cook French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020225-4.jpg A%20titan%20triggerfish%20spotted%20on%20the%20scuba%20dive%20in%20Rangiroa.%20Photo%20by%20Chris%20Cook French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020225-5.jpg One%20of%20the%20beautiful%20docks%20ashore%20in%20Rangiroa,%20with%20National%20Geographic%20Orion%20in%20the%20background.%20Photo%20by%20Ashli%20Akins,%20National%20Geographic%20Explorer French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/makatea-french-polynesia-or-2025-02-01/ daily 2025-02-01 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020125-1.jpg We%20return%20to%20National%20Geographic%20Orion%20as%20a%20golden%20sunset%20rolls%20in.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020125-2.jpg A%20sweeping%20panorama%20of%20Makatea%20Island's%20rugged%20cliffs%20and%20shores.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or020125-3.jpg For%20many%20Polynesians,%20the%20golden%20plover%20is%20much%20more%20than%20a%20migratory%20bird,%20it%20is%20a%20living%20symbol%20of%20connection.%20Its%20arrival%20and%20departure%20are%20interwoven%20with%20cycles%20of%20nature,%20human%20endeavor,%20and%20the%20spiritual%20continuum.%20Whether%20as%20a%20natural%20indicator%20for%20navigation%20and%20seasonal%20change,%20a%20metaphor%20for%20life%E2%80%99s%20cyclical%20journeys,%20or%20a%20subtle%20emblem%20of%20the%20connection%20between%20the%20earthly%20and%20ancestral%20worlds,%20the%20golden%20plover%20holds%20a%20place%20of%20respect%20and%20layered%20meaning%20in%20the%20cultural%20landscape%20of%20Polynesia.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands 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https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013125c.jpg Our%20incredible%20private%20motu. French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013125a.jpg Guests%20disembark%20for%20a%20day%20of%20adventure. French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013125b.jpg The%20trusty%20Zodiacs%20that%20bring%20us%20to%20our%20destinations. French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013125e.jpg The%20much-loved%20Teddy%20with%20and%20Teddy%20without,%20serving%20hors%20d%E2%80%99oeuvres%20before%20dinner. French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013125d.jpg National%20Geographic%20Orion%20awaiting%20our%20return. 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Slipping%20into%20the%20lagoon%20face-to-face%20with%20a%20blacktip%20reef%20shark%20%E2%80%93%20an%20exhilarating%20encounter%20like%20no%20other.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82508/or013025-3.jpg Under%20a%20crystal-clear%20sky,%20Bora%20Bora%E2%80%99s%20turquoise%20lagoon%20glistens%20around%20the%20towering%20peak%20of%20Mount%20Otemanu,%20presenting%20an%20idyllic%20Pacific%20paradise.%20Photo%20by%20Jeff%20Litton French%20Polynesia%20&%20Pacific%20Islands https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/bahia-almejas-sb-2025-02-03/ daily 2025-02-03 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sb/sb32504/sb020325-b.jpg 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Skyline%20of%20the%20modern%20city%20of%20Panama%20as%20we%20sail%20into%20the%20Panama%20Canal.%20Photo%20by%20Jose%20Calvo Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102505/qt020225d.jpg We%20begin%20our%20crossing%20of%20the%20Panama%20Canal%20in%20the%20first%20set%20of%20locks.%20Photo%20by%20Jose%20Calvo Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/bernal-glacier-and-kirke-narrows-rs-2025-02-02/ daily 2025-02-02 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs020225-c.jpg Glacial-melt%20pond%20along%20the%20trail%20to%20the%20Bernal%20Glacier.%20Photo%20by%20Toby%20Stephenson Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs020225-a.jpg Magellanic%20fuchsia%20along%20the%20trail%20to%20Bernal%20Glacier.%20Photo%20by%20Toby%20Stephenson Antarctica 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Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102505/qt020125b.jpg Pantropical%20spotted%20dolphin%20bow-riding. Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102505/qt020125c.jpg Whitetip%20reef%20shark. Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102505/qt020125d.jpg Snowflake%20moray%20eel. Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102505/qt020125e.jpg Cocos%20Island. 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Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs013125b.jpg We%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20keen%20hikers%20this%20voyage,%20and%20we%20all%20enjoyed%20our%20trek%20up%20to%20the%20waterfall%20at%20Karukinka. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs013125c.jpg Positioned%20at%20Karukinka,%20once%20back%20on%20the%20ship%20we%20enjoyed%20360%C2%B0%20views%20of%20the%20island%20of%20Tierra%20del%20Fuego%20from%20the%20back%20of%20the%20bay. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs013125d.jpg On%20the%20Bridge,%20navigation%20officer%20Natalia%20works%20with%20Chilean%20pilot%20Jos%C3%A9%20to%20plan%20the%20next%20stage%20of%20our%20route%20through%20the%20channels. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs013125e.jpg Our%20afternoon%20destination%20on%20the%20shores%20of%20Ainsworth%20Bay%20was%20a%20paradise%20for%20naturalists,%20with%20so%20many%20species%20of%20plants,%20lichens,%20and%20birds.%20Photo%20by%20Steven%20Fisher Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs013125f.jpg With%20a%20fine%20mesh%20net,%20our%20visiting%20scientists%20conducted%20a%20plankton%20tow%20to%20sample%20the%20tiny%20drifting%20organisms%20from%20the%20turquoise%20waters%20of%20Ainsworth%20Bay.%20Photo%20by%20Caitlyn%20Webster Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/san-cristobal-island-et-2025-01-31/ daily 2025-01-31 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013125-c.jpg Pacific%20bottlenose%20dolphins%20appeared%20as%20we%20were%20returning%20to%20our%20ship.%20Photo%20by%20Tanya%20Helmig Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013125-b.jpg A%20dusty%20marine%20iguana%20after%20digging%20a%20burrow%20to%20lay%20her%20eggs%20in,%20at%20Punta%20Pitt.%20Photo%20by%20Tanya%20Helmig Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013125-d.jpg Pacific%20bottlenose%20dolphins%20with%20Punta%20Pitt%20and%20National%20Geographic%20Endeavour%20II%20in%20the%20background.%20Photo%20by%20Tanya%20Helmig Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/santa-cruz-island-et-2025-01-30/ daily 2025-01-30 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013025-a.jpg Giant%20tortoises%20roam%20around%20the%20highlands%20of%20the%20islands%20where%20there%20is%20reachable%20vegetation.%20Photo%20by%20Bernardo%20Jacome Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013025-b.jpg Moths%20like%20the%20moisture%20in%20the%20highlands,%20where%20they%20find%20plenty%20of%20food%20and%20proper%20shelter.%20Photo%20by%20Bernardo%20Jacome Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013025-c.jpg Tortoise%20mating%20may%20last%20up%20to%20three%20hours.%20Photo%20by%20Bernardo%20Jacome Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/et/et112504/et013025-d.jpg Tortoises%20having%20a%20proper%20meal.%20Photo%20by%20Bernardo%20Jacome Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/whalers-bay-ex-2025-02-01/ daily 2025-02-01 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex020125-a.jpg Neptune%E2%80%99s%20Window%20and%20the%20ship%20in%20the%20crater%20of%20Deception%20Island,%20as%20seen%20from%20the%20long%20hike%20to%20Ronald%E2%80%99s%20Hill.%20Photo%20by%20S%C3%A6v%C3%B6r%20Dagn%C3%BD%20Erlendsd%C3%B3ttir Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex020125-b.jpg The%20ruins%20at%20Whalers%20Bay%20offer%20a%20look%20into%20history%20and%20the%20way%20nature%20can%20change%20buildings%20in%20a%20relatively%20short%20time.%20Photo%20by%20S%C3%A6v%C3%B6r%20Dagn%C3%BD%20Erlendsd%C3%B3ttir Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex020125-c.jpg Two%20wooden%20boats%20on%20the%20beach%20of%20Whalers%20Bay.%20Photo%20by%20S%C3%A6v%C3%B6r%20Dagn%C3%BD%20Erlendsd%C3%B3ttir Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex020125-d.jpg A%20fur%20seal%20enjoying%20attention%20while%20guests%20walk%20past.%20Photo%20by%20S%C3%A6v%C3%B6r%20Dagn%C3%BD%20Erlendsd%C3%B3ttir Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex020125-e.jpg A%20sign%20at%20King%20George%E2%80%99s%20Island%20points%20to%20some%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20major%20locations.%20Photo%20by%20S%C3%A6v%C3%B6r%20Dagn%C3%BD%20Erlendsd%C3%B3ttir Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/lemaire-channel-and-argentine-islands-ex-2025-01-31/ daily 2025-01-31 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125b.jpg The%20Lemaire%20Channel%20was%20full%20of%20huge%20icebergs.%20 Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125a.jpg Captain%20and%20Bridge%20team%20directing%20the%20ship%20through%20the%20iceberg-clogged%20Lemaire%20Channel. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125c.jpg Excited%20guests%20gathered%20on%20the%20ship%E2%80%99s%20bow%20as%20we%20passed%20through%20the%20Lemaire%20Channel. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125d.jpg Vernadsky%20Research%20Station.%20This%20Ukrainian%20Research%20station%20conducts%20amazing%20science,%20specializing%20in%20meteoritical%20studies%20and%20continuing%20research%20done%20by%20the%20previous%20British%20station%20that%20discovered%20the%20hole%20in%20the%20ozone. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125e.jpg The%20Wordie%20Hut%20was%20abandoned%20in%201954%20and%20remains%20a%20living%20time%20capsule. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125f.jpg Huge%20icebergs%20were%20an%20amazing%20sight. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125g.jpg Leopard%20seal%20relaxing%20on%20the%20ice. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72537/ex013125h.jpg Gentoo%20colony%20at%20Pleneau. Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/at-sea-headed-to-ushuaia-ed-2025-01-31/ daily 2025-01-31 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed013125-1.jpg A%20beautiful%20rainbow%20arching%20across%20the%20stormy%20skies%20from%20the%20night%20before,%20holding%20promises%20of%20the%20tranquility%20to%20come.%20Photo%20by%20Adam%20Maire Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed013125-2.jpg The%20tip%20of%20South%20America%20marks%20the%20end/beginning%20of%20the%20Drake%20Passage.%20Photo%20by%20Adam%20Maire Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed013125-3.jpg Undersea%20Specialist%20Christine%20West%20educates%20everyone%20on%20the%20importance%20of%20sea%20stars.%20Photo%20by%20Adam%20Maire Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed013125-4.jpg Afternoon%20wine%20and%20cheese%20tasting.%20Photo%20by%20Adam%20Maire Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed013125-5.jpg Guests%20enjoying%20the%20tranquility%20of%20the%20Beagle%20Channel.%20Photo%20by%20Adam%20Maire Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/cierva-cove-and-mikkelsen-harbour-ed-2025-01-28/ daily 2025-01-28 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed012825-a.jpg Humpback%20whale%20fluke.%20Photo%20by%20Brad%20Siviour Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed012825-b.jpg Window%20in%20iceberg,%20Cierva%20Cove.%20Photo%20by%20Brad%20Siviour Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ed/ed142502/ed012825-c.jpg Zodiac%20cruising%20in%20Cierva%20Cove.%20Photo%20by%20Brad%20Siviour Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/dominica-sc-2025-01-28/ daily 2025-01-28 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sc/sc92502/sc012825a.jpg Morning%20light%20on%20the%20Sea%20Cloud%20anchored%20in%20Portsmouth%20Bay%20off%20Dominica.%20Photo%20by%20Rich%20Reid Caribbean https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sc/sc92502/sc012825b.jpg Our%20local%20guide,%20Cynthia,%20on%20the%20Syndicate%20Trail%20in%20Morne%20Diablotin%20National%20Park,%20Dominica.%20Photo%20by%20Rich%20Reid Caribbean https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sc/sc92502/sc012825c.jpg Palm%20tree-lined%20beach%20of%20Portsmouth%20Bay%20in%20Dominica.%20Photo%20by%20Rich%20Reid Caribbean https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sc/sc92502/sc012825d.jpg Ruins%20of%20the%20commandant%E2%80%99s%20quarters,%20part%20of%20Fort%20Shirley%20in%20Cabrits%20National%20Park%20in%20Dominica.%20Photo%20by%20Rich%20Reid Caribbean https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sc/sc92502/sc012825e.jpg 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Guests%20admiring%20the%20massive%20ice%20arch%20at%20Spert%20Island%20from%20a%20safe%20distance.%20Looks%20can%20be%20deceiving....%20Photo%20by%20Anne%20Hedlund Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs012525-d.jpg Slowly%20cruising%20through%20Graham%20Passage.%20Photo%20by%20Anne%20Hedlund Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs012525-e.jpg Feeding%20humpbacks%20in%20the%20midnight%20hour.%20Photo%20by%20Anne%20Hedlund Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/james-ross-island-rs-2025-01-24/ daily 2025-01-24 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs012425a.jpg Kayaking%20in%20a%20protected%20bay%20in%20the%20heart%20of%20James%20Ross%20Island.%20Photo%20by%20Jacqueline%20Windh Antarctica https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/rs/rs152524/rs012425b.jpg 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Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/auckland-islands-new-zealand-or-2024-11-27/ daily 2024-11-27 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112724-a.jpg Exploring%20one%20of%20several%20sea%20caves%20on%20Auckland%20Island%20by%20Zodiac.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Gualtieri%20 Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112724-c.jpg Taking%20in%20all%20Enderby%20Island%20has%20to%20offer,%20strolling%20across%20the%20boardwalk%20surrounded%20by%20its%20serene%20and%20wild%20beauty.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Gualtieri Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112724-b.jpg A%20rare%20and%20special%20sight%20to%20see%20this%20pair%20of%20light-mantled%20albatross%20courting%20on%20the%20near-still%20waters.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Gualtieri Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112724-d.jpg Pausing%20at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20mile-long%20boardwalk%20to%20take%20in%20the%20windswept,%20rugged%20coast,%20while%20albatross,%20Auckland%20Island%20shags,%20and%20gulls%20soar%20by%20in%20the%2030-knot%20wind.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Gualtieri Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112724-e.jpg A%20red-crowned%20parakeet%20(kakariki)%20visited%20our%20landing%20sight%20to%20seek%20grit%20and%20minerals%20for%20its%20crop%20off%20the%20cliff%20wall.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Gualtieri Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/dusky-sound-fiordland-new-zealand-or-2024-11-24/ daily 2024-11-24 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/or/or82428/or112424b.jpg A%20Zodiac%20returns%20to%20National%20Geographic%20Orion%20after%20a%20cruise%20in%20Dusky%20Sound. 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Captain%20Eamon%20Kennedy%20at%20the%20controls%20on%20National%20Geographic%20Sea%20Bird,%20transiting%20the%20lock%20on%20Little%20Goose%20Dam.%20Photo%20by%20Macduff%20Everton Pacific%20Northwest https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sb/sb32446/sb102424-8.jpg Warning%20at%20Palouse%20Falls.%20Photo%20by%20Doug%20Crispin Pacific%20Northwest https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/holandes-cayes-panama-qt-2024-10-24/ daily 2024-10-24 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102432/qt102424-b.jpg View%20of%20Holandes%20Caye.%20Photo%20by%20Alberto%20Montaudon%20Ferrer Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102432/qt102424-a.jpg Guna%20man%20opening%20a%20coconut%20with%20a%20machete.%20Photo%20by%20Alberto%20Montaudon%20Ferrer Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102432/qt102424-c.jpg Traditional%20dance%20and%20music.%20Photo%20by%20Alberto%20Montaudon%20Ferrer Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102432/qt102424-d.jpg Molas.%20Photo%20by%20Alberto%20Montaudon%20Ferrer Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/qt/qt102432/qt102424-e.jpg Coconut%20palms.%20Photo%20by%20Alberto%20Montaudon%20Ferrer Costa%20Rica,%20Panama%20&%20Colombia https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/santiago-island-it-2024-10-24/ daily 2024-10-24 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162463/it102424a-cropped.jpg There%20is%20nothing%20more%20adorable%20than%20Galapagos%20sea%20lion%20pups!%20Photo%20by%20Vanessa%20Gallo Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162463/it102424b.jpg This%20young%20brown%20pelican%20posed%20for%20the%20eager%20photographers.%20Photo%20by%20Vanessa%20Gallo Gal%C3%A1pagos 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Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/white-narrows-to-bernal-glacier-ex-2024-10-24/ daily 2024-10-24 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72421/ex102424-d.jpg Bernal%20Glacier%20is%20tucked%20among%20these%20Nothofagus%20forests,%20creating%20whimsical,%20picturesque%20views.%20In%20the%20quiet%20of%20the%20glacier%E2%80%99s%20presence,%20the%20landscape%20feels%20almost%20like%20it%20is%20out%20of%20a%20fairytale.%20Photo%20by%20Shannon%20Malone Patagonia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72421/ex102424-a.jpg We%20were%20joined%20by%20a%20special%20guest%20from%20the%20Wildlife%20Conservation%20Society,%20Javiera,%20who%20is%20out%20on%20the%20bow%20with%20our%20guests,%20keeping%20a%20lookout%20for%20wildlife.%20Photo%20by%20Shannon%20Malone Patagonia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72421/ex102424-b.jpg Do%20you%20see%20the%20white%20marker%20on%20the%20center%20island%20in%20this%20photo?%20Draw%20an%20imaginary%20line%20to%20the%20island%20on%20the%20right.%20That%E2%80%99s%20a%20distance%20of%20200%20meters,%20only%20passable%20at%20high%20tide%20under%20the%20right%20current%20conditions.%20Thanks%20to%20our%20skilled%20safety%20officer,%20we%20successfully%20navigated%20this%20impressive%20gap%20known%20as%20the%20White%20Narrows.%20Photo%20by%20Shannon%20Malone Patagonia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72421/ex102424-c.jpg The%20forested%20hillsides%20here%20in%20Tierra%20del%20Fuego%20are%20dominated%20by%20false%20beech%20trees%20of%20the%20Nothofagus%20genus.%20They%20are%20scattered%20along%20the%20glacially%20carved%20rock%20faces%20that%20we%20cruise%20by,%20creating%20a%20beautiful%20patchwork%20of%20green.%20Photo%20by%20Shannon%20Malone Patagonia https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/ex/ex72421/ex102424-e.jpg Bernal%20Glacier%20is%20a%20grounded%20glacier,%20allowing%20us%20to%20get%20up%20close%20and%20personal.%20Guests%20can%20view%20it%20from%20the%20shore%20of%20the%20glacially%20formed%20lake%20at%20its%20base,%20standing%20before%20this%20monumental%20work%20of%20nature.%20There%E2%80%99s%20something%20humbling%20about%20being%20in%20front%20of%20these%20magnificent%20formations.%20Photo%20by%20Shannon%20Malone Patagonia https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/isabela-and-fernandina-island-it-2024-10-23/ daily 2024-10-23 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162462/it102324b.jpg A%20sea%20lion%20pup%20looking%20for%20his%20mother%20after%20cooling%20down%20in%20a%20tide%20pool.%20Photo%20by%20Charles%20Wittmer Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/it/it162462/it102324a.jpg Penguin%20going%20into%20the%20water%20after%20enjoying%20a%20moment%20resting%20on%20a%20rock.%20Photo%20by%20Charles%20Wittmer 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Santa%20Cruz%20giant%20tortoise%202.%20Photo%20by%20Salvador%20Cazar Gal%C3%A1pagos https://cdn.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/walla-walla-sl-2024-10-23/ daily 2024-10-23 0.7 https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sl/sl22431/sl102324-e.jpg Exploring%20the%20Whitman%20Mission%20National%20Historic%20Site.%20Photo%20by%20Alex%20Rubenstein Pacific%20Northwest https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sl/sl22431/sl102324-a.jpg Photo%20Instructor%20Alex%20Rubenstein%20leads%20a%20bird%20walk%20through%20the%20nature%20trails%20of%20Fort%20Walla%20Walla.%20Photo%20by%20Alex%20Rubenstein Pacific%20Northwest https://cdn.expeditions.com/globalassets/der-images/sl/sl22431/sl102324-b.jpg Wine%20Specialist%20Kristine%20Bono%20explains%20the%20significance%20of%20weather,%20water,%20and%20soil%20in%20relation%20to%20wine%20grape%20growing.%20Photo%20by%20Kylee%20Walterman Pacific%20Northwest 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