A blob of snot – The blob around my neck looks like a ball of petrified monkey snot, but it does tell a story of a place I love that has its roots in deserts and ports far, far away. Continue reading

Antarctica and the Fourth Man – “Who is the fourth man who walks beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together. But when I look ahead up the white road there is always another walking beside you. Continue reading

Following in the Shoes of Shack – There is one man in the great saga of Polar history that stands head and shoulders above all. A man who never achieved any of his Polar ambitions, he was impecunious – a philanderer and he drank too much. Continue reading

Judgement of Scott – The die was cast – all these men would perish and Robert Falcon Scott, one of history’s most enigmatic characters was responsible. Continue reading

Polar Lessons – Robert Falcon Scott, comfortable that greatness was within his grasp read with alarm and apprehension the telegram while harboured in Melbourne. Continue reading

Race to the Pole – The race to get to the South Pole first had all the makings of a novel of intrigue, deceit and even tragedy. Continue reading