Haines, Alaska
Wild Alaska Escape: Sitka to Juneau, August 19, 2022
National Geographic Sea Lion anchored off the docks in Haines. We ran shuttles throughout the day for our many activities, but our ship home was never far away. —Gemina Garland-Lewis, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Chatham Strait, Alaska
Wild Alaska Escape: Sitka to Juneau, August 21, 2022
A humpback whale breached more than ten times in front of National Geographic Sea Lion. —Kelly Ferron, Undersea Specialist
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, August 23, 2022
We woke up to a view of Puerto Ayora, the largest town in the Galápagos, located on Santa Cruz Island. After a dry landing on the town’s pier, we took buses to the entrance of the tortoise-breeding center of the Galápagos National Park. We saw several species of tortoises at this site, and we learned about several conservation projects that the Galápagos National Park is pursuing to restore the dynasty of the giant tortoises. —Jonathan Aguas, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Hebron Harbour, Labrador, Canada
Fabled Lands Of The North: Greenland to Newfoundland, August 24, 2022
Polar bear following a greasy feast. —Karen Copeland, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor (photo by Javier Cotin)
Inian Islands, Alaska
Wild Alaska Escape: Sitka to Juneau, August 24, 2022
Steller sea lions hauled out on the rocky outcrops of the Inian Islands. These animals are much larger than their cousins, the California sea lion, with males weighing up to 2,000 pounds. —Gemina Garland-Lewis, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Nain, Labrador, Canada
Fabled Lands Of The North: Greenland to Newfoundland, August 25, 2022
Boreal chickadee. This was one of the Arctic species that our guests most wanted to see! —Javier Cotin, Naturalist
South Plaza, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos & Peru Escape, August 25, 2022
A family of swallow-tailed gulls after a long night spent trying to get food for the chick. —Charles Wittmer, Naturalist
Inian Islands, Alaska
Wild Alaska Escape: Sitka to Juneau, August 25, 2022
Sea otters were resting in the kelp beds with their young. They were busy feeding, preening, and playing about. —Bryan Holliday, Naturalist
Ilulissat, Greenland
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska, August 27, 2022
Aboard local vessels, we took tours along walls of ice and spotted fluking humpback whales. These will surely be some of our best memories from this trip. —Natalia Slobodina, Cultural Specialist (photo by Sissel Kristoffersen, guest)
Pavlov Harbor, Alaska
Wild Alaska Escape: Sitka to Juneau, August 28, 2022
A brown bear with a fresh salmon in Pavlov Harbor. —Shayne Sanders, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
