Last night, we left the country of Norway to head southwest toward our next destination: the Shetland Islands. The seas were quite manageable, and we spent the day listening to presentations from the natural history team, including a talk on seabirds. That brought many of us to the Bridge and the bow to watch for and identify the many gannets and northern fulmars flying and soaring by National Geographic Endurance. We enjoyed a lovely teatime and headed to bed early for a big day in Lerwick tomorrow.
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- 29 Jun 2024
At Sea, 6/29/2024, National Geographic Endurance
- Aboard the National Geographic Endurance
- Arctic
Kelly Ferron, Naturalist
Growing up in Washington, Kelly has always felt connected to nature and the outdoors. With the Puget Sound and Cascade Range in her backyard, it came as no surprise that she decided to study environmental science, graduating from Santa Clara Universi...
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