by Kevin | Nov 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Crossing the Drake Straight was a nightmare. Of the 100-ish passengers onboard our old exploration vessel, only three or four of us avoided sea sickness as we were tossed front to back and side to side in the massive waves, over two days, without a break. But then, as...
by Kevin | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
“We need to back out of here” said my guide as the leopard we’d been searching for all day, now approached our car. “She’ll have us hanging from a tree before you know it” he said as he gunned the engine to try and scare her off… to no avail. I got a few pics off...
by Kevin | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every morning this man would go for a float in the pool where we stayed. After a while I marvelled at the commitment to his routine and his ability to stay afloat for as long as he did – I am pretty much a rock! One morning coming back from a run, I saw him going...
by Kevin | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Protecting, caring and loving our children is not only the domain of humans, in fact most people act to the contrary when you consider the environmental mess we will leave for our children and theirs to follow. No animal has done as much harm to the planet as we...
by Kevin | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
This mom and her cub are waiting for the sea ice just off Cape Churchill to freeze so they can head out in search of the food that will sustain them over the next year. We humans have created an environment where the sea ice is less available every year – that is a...
by Kevin | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is a view of Queenstown, New Zealand from atop the Ben Lomond Saddle. The diversity of landscape and terrain down there is astonishing. So much within such a relatively small area. To see that blend of mountains, seascapes, meadows, farms, snow and beach you’d...
