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Antarctic Dreams My primary dream of travelling to the Antarctic and then on to the South Pole had long pre-dated my great desire to reach the North Pole. Now …
Amundsen and Scott Stood Here We are flying over really magnificent scenery and I am still amazed that there are mountains so far south. I had somehow imagined there …
Final goodbye time and it’s better to go quickly. It’s painful leaving. One day I will return to the ice. Just a few more waves then Lorna, Robert, Ian …
The voids are grouped in a wide square, in some way forming an open room, through which the winds and the elements can pass at will. It is something …
Ever since his own return to England, Scott had been planning his next expedition to Antarctica. Shackleton’s close encounter immediately acted as a spur to move his plans forward …
Resolutions We fly across some of the wildest country in the world with superb views of rugged ice ranges, ravines of blue-white snows and so many secret and hidden …
That tack was taking me away from New York, and four hours after midnight I could no longer bear it. I dressed and went on deck again. Some of …
The seas had been moderate when the storm broke, and by the time I got below at 4 o’clock in the afternoon I was still able to cook myself …
The bow waves rumbled with a hint of distant thunder, and in the cabin I could hear them breaking and rushing along the hull. It was a delightful change …
The rival I dreaded was Val Howells in a Folkboat with a boosted up sail area. She had looked a fast boat, driven by a formidable sailor. And this …