Cartagena – Colombia’s Caribbean Gem

Cartagena – Colombia’s Caribbean Gem

Cartagena de Indias is so unique with the contrast of the old town – A Unesco World Heritage site, and the outer town. It is like two totally different places. This historic old town faces the ocean and is surrounded by a 13km stone wall which can be walked.  Inside this stone wall is one … Continue reading

South America – a long way from the bottom to the top.  Ushuaia to Cartagena.

South America – a long way from the bottom to the top. Ushuaia to Cartagena.

After saying goodbye to my home on the sea for the last 12 days, I headed out to the airport for my flight to Colombia. Once again the flights were delayed (at least not cancelled this time) and I settled down for a long wait. Luckily it wasn’t too long before we were on the … Continue reading

Part II – The 7th Continent

Part II – The 7th Continent

Our first day in the Antarctic will be forever etched into my mind. We first set foot on the 7th Continent at Portal Point. This was what I had been waiting for – to step onto this continent where so few have been. It was everything I had dreamed of, and more than I could … Continue reading

Season Greetings

This is a very brief update, just to send you all Season Greetings and hope that you have a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Things have been busy here in Cartagena, Colombia and I was also unfortunate enough to catch this great little virus that is going around called Chikungunya.  It is similar to Dengue … Continue reading

The 7th Continent – A Dream Come True.

The 7th Continent – A Dream Come True.

It is over a week since I returned from the Antarctic and I just haven’t been able to get my head around how to write this blog.  How can you put in words something so incredibly beautiful and surreal.  After almost an entire lifetime, I saw my dream come to reality and it was quite … Continue reading