Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falklands, February 18, 2022
At our landing, we were greeted by many juvenile fur seals forming mischievous little gangs along the shoreline. Once we made it to the main colony, we found king penguins as far as the eye could see. —Emmett Clarkin, Naturalist/Expedition Diver
San Cristobal Island, Galápagos
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, February 18, 2022
This female lava lizard is in full breeding color. From a short distance, it observes a male doing pushups, one way males attract females for mating. —Walter Perez, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Bartolome Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, February 19, 2022
On our way back to the ship for breakfast, we saw a very small colony of Galapagos penguins. We were happy and excited, and our Zodiac driver took us to see them up close. The penguins were resting on a black lava rock, maybe after hunting some fish in the water. It was a great show to watch our small black and white friends jump back into the ocean to continue their journey. —Christian Saa, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Drake Passage, Antarctica
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, February 19, 2022
A glorious sunrise welcomes the day. —Steve Backus, Naturalist
Grytviken, South Georgia Island
Epic Antarctica: South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia & the Peninsula, February 20, 2022
The Petrel—a whaling ship turned to sealing in the 1950s—is beached on the shores of Gryviken. —Ezra Siegel, Naturalist
Dallmann Bay, Antarctica
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, February 20, 2022
Guests on the bow of National Geographic Explorer observing an iceberg up close. —Brett Monroe Garner, Naturalist/Expedition Diver
Bahia Agua Verde, Baja California
Baja California and the Sea of Cortez: Among the Great Whales, February 20, 2022
National Geographic Venture at Agua Verde. —Kelly M Coursey Gray, Naturalist
Long Cay, Bahamas
Exploring the Bahamas’ Out Islands: Natural Wonders & Hidden History, February 21, 2022
Flock of West Indian flamingos off Long Cay. —Elijah Sands, Cultural Specialist
Gatun Lake, Panama
Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, February 21, 2022
After all guests were back onboard, we calmly waited for our third pilot to take us through the rest of the amazing engineering marvel of the Panama Canal. The rescue of a sloth by naturalist Maguil was the cherry on the cake. Maybe the sloth fell down from a tree, and strong winds took the poor animal away from shore. Sloths can swim better than walking on land, but it was too far from shore in this case. The wind was taking the sloth farther into the canal’s waterway where large container ships pass, so it was lucky that we spotted it. —Margrit Ulrich, Naturalist (photo by Frank Simms)
Suarez Point, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, February 21, 2022
A couple of Nazca boobies courting. —Ramiro Adrian, Naturalist
