by Rob | Aug 19, 2019 | News
As we prepare to leave Crystal Symphony in Vancouver, it is difficult to believe how quickly these two months have flown by. It has exceeded expectations on almost every level. The cherry on top was a Humpback Whale on the surface with her calf, very close to the ship...
by Rob | Jul 30, 2019 | News
Alaska is experiencing an unusually dry, warm summer, with wildfires raging in the interior. In the South-East, onboard the sublime Crystal Symphony, our lives have been unaffected. In fact, the weather has been incredibly kind practically every day. Karen has made an...
by Rob | Jun 27, 2019 | News
It is often said that when one door closes, another opens. On Sunday 5 May, as many of you know, I smashed the front tyre of my motorbike on a pothole outside Kokstad, and fell badly. Almost ironic, given 2000km of riding over the previous 5 days with 12 friends over...
by Rob | Jun 4, 2019 | News
It is 4 weeks since my knee surgery following my motorbike accident on 5 May. Four weeks of serious introspection, and especially to count one’s blessings. Given the possibilities I consider myself extremely fortunate to have escaped alive, without head, neck or...
by Rob | Mar 19, 2019 | News
When approached to speak on a cruise which began on my birthday in Durban, we leapt at the opportunity. Stops including PE, Cape Town, Luderitz, Walvis, St Helena, Ascension and ending for us in Dakar, Senegal. What a time it has been onboard the recently refitted...
by Rob | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Thankfully dam levels across the country are generally better than they have been over the past 4 or 5 years, most are some way from full with winter not far off. Areas across the country still desperate for rain – Grahamstown in dire straits. The battlefields...
