AUSTRALIA | Monday, 4 May 2015 | Views [279]
SMASH! The first wave breaks over the bow of our Zodiac like the hammer of Thor, throwing a deluge of angry water over us. We clutch our daypacks, already wrapped tight in plastic, as if our lives depend on it. We pull away quickly from Silver ... Read more >
Tags: australia, cruise, expedition
GHANA | Saturday, 4 May 2013 | Views [227]
"WHAT was that?" gasped Beatrix, grabbing my forearm tightly. We all heard it. Was it the sound of waves from the Atlantic Ocean crashing on the rocks outside or, as many of us thought, the ghostly whispers of long-departed slaves who once huddled ... Read more >
Tags: cruise, expedition, west africa
GREENLAND | Sunday, 24 Mar 2013 | Views [334]
"ICEBERG dead ahead." Once a feared encounter on the high seas, tourists now clamber to see these mighty menaces.
With that alert from the bridge, passengers abandon their champagne and hors d'oeuvres and scramble like startled children ... Read more >
Tags: arctic, cruise, glacier, greenland
