Mysterious mist hid our destination when all awoke this morning aboard National Geographic Explorer. With the cloak of clouds, nearly half of our intrepid guests disembarked early for a long, one-way hike that ended at Dynjandi Waterfall. Those looking for a more relaxed option for the day met our hiking group at the final destination, and all soaked in the beauty of this astounding display of natural power.
Following some afternoon sailing time, we arrived at our evening destination of Vigur. Here, we learned about the sustainable eiderdown collection process. There were birds galore at the site, as groups got to experience hiking through an Arctic tern nesting site, had a chance to get up-close and personal with some Atlantic puffins, saw a bounty of black guillemot, as well as an Arctic skua. Vigur has done such a splendid job of protecting and coexisting with the birds, that they are now the largest black guillemot nesting site in Iceland, home to roughly 10% of the country’s population.
Today was an exceptional day here in Iceland.
