by Rob | Nov 11, 2023 | News
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...
by Rob | Oct 26, 2023 | News
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...
by Rob | Oct 9, 2023 | News
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...
by Rob | Sep 8, 2023 | News
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...
by Rob | Aug 24, 2023 | News
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,...
by Rob | Jul 31, 2023 | News
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...
