Life with cats, and other things…
King Penguins, South Georgia 1994. Photograph by a friend Since January 20th, I have moved far away from the News, feeling the need to cleanse my tortured brain. Whatever I should know will find me in good enough time and there won't be much I can do about it anyway. It's been quite refreshing. Inevitably, … Continue reading A true hero
What do you do in Antarctica? That depends who you are, of course. We were the lowest of all creatures, tourists. Or as Tim preferred to be called "travellers". Our 1984 cruise proceeded in reverse order to the 1981 cruise, so leaving Punta Arenas, at the tip of South America, we sailed down the Beagle … Continue reading Cold tale for a hot day
