“Just when we think we are viewing nature at her ultimate, we are shocked into realising that there is no “finite” in nature and there will always be something new to come across that we will think of as better yet.” – Sir Peter Blake Location:...
“One would like to be a humungous sponge right now so that I can absorb further all that I see, I smell, I hear, I sense and I feel.” – Ollie Olphert, Seamaster crew member Location: Half Moon Island Latitude: 62.35S Longitude: 59.54W Conditions:...
“Weaving between large bergs – blues, greens, some covered in penguin and bird droppings, some of impossible shapes, some still flat topped, some that had turned upside down in recent times, some full of bright blue caves but all made from incredibly old...
The wind in the anchorage in Admiralty Bay last night increased dramatically during the evening, and by 2am was blowing a steady 45 knots plus from the north – straight off the huge glacier at the head of the bay. ” – Sir Peter Blake I’m late today –...
“A grey sky with snow showers about and a grey sea – except on looking down into our wake the real colour is a crystal clear icy blue, the shades of blue seen in the inner depths of old glacial ice.” – Sir Peter Blake Location: 6 miles from the...
“To round a corner of a narrow seno (fiord), with tall, snow-covered mountains on either side and beech forests down to the waters edge, and suddenly site a number of glaciers coming right into the sea was something we will never forget.” – Sir Peter...
