Backpacking in Antarctica Jonny Blair
Date – 16th November 2010 Time – Early morning – 7 am (pre breakfast) Position – 59o 10′ S Geographic Location – Cabo De Hornos/Cape Horn, Tierra Del Fuego, Chile Weather Conditions – Clear, crisp, calm Wind – Calm A Michael Palin documentary a few years back saw him actually land and set foot on Read more about Cabo De Hornos: Seeing Cape Horn – It’s Not A Dream![…]
Date – 9th November 2010 Time – Evening Position – 64o 47′ S/ 63o 30′ W Geographic Location – Entrance to Neumayer Channel Weather Conditions – Misty, Foggy, Icy Wind – Minimal After the action packed day which saw us cruise round Foyn Harbour with sunshine on the icebergs and then march to the peak Read more about Antarctica Adventures: Nightmare on Neumayer[…]
Reminders of the early James Bond film, You Only Live Twice somehow come back on entrance to the mystical southern solitude of Deception Island. This island is something special. The hidden crater from You Only Live Twice with Sean Connery was an image that stuck from childhood, here on this lonely island, that image returned Read more about Antarctica Adventures: Deception Island – You Only Live Twice[…]
Date – 10th November 2010 Time – All Day Position – 65o 10′ S Geographic Location at start of Day – Lemaire Channel Geographic Location at end of Day – Port Lockroy Weather Conditions – Misty, Foggy, Icy Wind – Not too bad, yet boat rocking They said it was bound to happen in the Read more about Antarctica Adventures: Any Port In A Snowstorm[…]
It was all so surreal like a childhood dream or a Norman Whiteside World Cup goal. Back in 1986 I got the Norman Whiteside World Cup goal. A free kick in an impressive 1-1 draw with Algeria (which we could have won 2-1). That was enough for me in those days. A draw for Northern Read more about Goodnight Planet Earth, As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)[…]
This is a live blog post. I ain’t done many recently, and though I’ve been busy travelling I have tried my hardest to find internet every now and then to upload photos and videos. With no luck on the photo or video front – they take far too long to upload and even then they Read more about OFF TO ANTARCTICA IN A FEW HOURS…[…]
This is a live blog post. I don’t do many, but a lot has happened recently and right now I am relaxing in a very nice cafe! So I have time! I have my laptop plugged in, my wireless internet on, and a cup of the Earl Grey tea by my side. It is “Cafe Read more about Cafe on Collins – Hobart: Earl Grey Tea, Chest X-Rays, Cherries…and the Antarctica Dream[…]