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Back on beloved KZN Battlefields

Back on beloved KZN Battlefields

After a glorious two months down in Antarctica, it was wonderful returning home. In every sense of the word since we moved into our own apartment just before I departed for the South, in November.A wonderful group of British guests asked me to show them around in KZN,...

February 15

February 15

On this day in 1874, Ernest Henry Shackleton was born. A man who apparently at age 22 had a dream that he would one day travel over fields of ice to one of the Poles of the Earth. Unorthodox, cavalier, charming, persuasive, loved by men and women alike, Shackleton was...

Going South

Going South

Le Lyrial spent a calm night in Royal Bay last night, and repositioned early this morning to St Andrew's Bay. Despite a severe swell, the Captain and Able-bodied Seamen (AB's) calmly got us into Zodiacs for a tour along this breathtaking shoreline - home to the...

South Georgia to Antarctic Peninsula

South Georgia to Antarctic Peninsula

Last evening we turned our watches back one hour, From GMT-2 to GMT-3. Guests and crew alike were pleased to get another hour's sleep after the excitement and activities of the past 3 days. Some guests were up early to take advantage of the early morning light, and...

Voyage 2 ~ 24 & 25 December 2023

Voyage 2 ~ 24 & 25 December 2023

" Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell" - Jean Paul RichterUshuaia is the gateway to Antarctica. This frontier-like town with a population of around 100 000 people, prides itself on being the southernmost city in the...

Heading South

Heading South

December 13, 2023 ~ Drake PassageThe Circumpolar Current flowing around Antarctica in a clockwise direction is the largest ocean current in the world - one thousand times the flow of the mighty Amazon River. This current has no landmass impeding its progress, and does...

Going further South

Going further South

Yesterday, December 2, was a very significant day for me.Friends reminded me that on this day 40 years ago, we finished school, and one year ago exactly we arrived in Cape Town after an entire life in KZN. It is also the time of year when I am travelling to...

Lest we forget

Lest we forget

There is always so much to ponder regarding Armistice Day. When I suggest speaking about the Anglo-Zulu War, folks often challenge me regarding the "glorification of war"? Rest assured, there is nothing glorious about war, in my opinion. Instead I believe there are...

Rerouting along the Garden Route

Rerouting along the Garden Route

The Cape Garden Route is justifiably reknown all over the world, and our trip there this week reaffirmed her worthy reputation. Despite recent flood damage in many places, the countryside is looking beautiful. A very dear friend with terminal pancreatic cancer asked...

Last quarter of 2023

Last quarter of 2023

After two utterly magical trips to the Arctic this season, it could be argued that the weather there was better than this year’s Cape winter? Dramatic rain and winds have created havoc, tested homes’ rooves and seen some communities stranded on account of damaged...

North Western Greenland

North Western Greenland

After the extraordinary trip in July with A&K, to Norway, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Scoresby Sound in Greenland and Iceland, awakening a deep interest to know more about the Arctic and its history.The past month has found me fortunate enough to be with EYOS expeditions...

Polar Bears

Polar Bears

I am back in the Arctic; this time on the west coast of Greenland and Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. We are hoping to get up towards 80 degrees alongside Ellesmere Island, from whence so many early North Pole attempts originated.We have onboard a local Inuit,...

Greenland & Iceland

Greenland & Iceland

At sea off Greenland ~ 28 July 2023" People, perhaps, still exist who believe that it is of no importance to explore the unknown Polar regions. This, of course, shows ignorance. It is hardly necessary to mention here of what scientific importance it is that these...

Scoresby Sound ~ 27 July 2023

Scoresby Sound ~ 27 July 2023

The plan today was to visit ITTOQQORTOOMIT, one of the youngest towns in Greenland. Scoresbysund is the Danish name, named after English whaler, William Scoresby, who first mapped the region in 1922. Home to around 500 people, and the largest permanent settlement in...

In Greenland ice pack ~ Wednesday 26 July 2023

In Greenland ice pack ~ Wednesday 26 July 2023

Overnight we travelled from Jan Mayen to East Greenland, with the intention of cruising along the ice edge, hoping for Polar Bears and other marine wildlife. A slightly later start to the day as we moved our clocks back one hour last evening. Anna-Lena Ekeblad from...

Expedition day ~ 25 July 2023

Expedition day ~ 25 July 2023

"Every traveller knows the intense satisfaction and thrill such a moment brings; the joy of getting a first hazy view of wide new territory to be explored is not less than, and may often surpass, the joy of exploration itself" - Nino Tinbergen, Dutch Biologist,...

Sea day ~ Monday, 24 July 2023

Sea day ~ Monday, 24 July 2023

"He is truly wise who's travelled far and knows the ways of the world. He who has travelled can tell what spirit governs the men he meets" - A viking saying.After the incredible past 4 days on Svalbard, most guests are somewhat weary, so a day at sea is most...

Days exploring the Arctic region

Days exploring the Arctic region

Kings Bay and 14th July Bay ~ Saturday, 22 July 2023Early today Le Boreal came alongside the tiny quay at Ny Alesund (New York), so named as the early coal mining was begun by a New York businessman. It is situated in Kongsfjorden (Kings Fjord) and most English...

Expeditioning at the top of the world

Expeditioning at the top of the world

Friday, 21 July 2023"You are one with your skis and Nature. This is something that developes not only in the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive "- Fridtjof Nansen - Norwegian Polymath, Explorer, and a man whose...

Southern days are lengthening

Southern days are lengthening

The Cape winter nights are long, so we are delighted the Winter Solstice indicates the days are lengthening again. Rains this year over much of the country have been fantastic. The Karoo probably looking better than she has done in 50 years, and the Western Cape is...

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