The Last Farm Before Antarctica

We woke up this morning with a lot of trepidation to find the island completely lost in fog. We had been planning and studying the weather for days to see if we might get a chance to land. Jan Mayen is a remote volcanic island 500km of the east coast of Greenland administered by Norway.… Read more: Jan Mayen 16th June 2026

Another long travel day survived on the way north. Set out at 6am to fly out of Santiago over to Buenos Aires. Nice empty flight for the first leg. Then the usual run around Buenos Aires airport to get back on the plane for the second leg to Amsterdam. Plane was super full and sleep… Read more: Starting the Arctic Season

So last night we were expecting a big storm over the Falkland Islands with over 60 knots of wind. This is not unusual in the Falklands we tend to have windy weather and these storms from time to time. The usual trepidation occurs which for me is will one of the trees on my property… Read more: The big storm! – Home in the Falklands

So at the request of Aunty Sue here is Day 1 of us on our way to do the Everest Base Camp hike (hopefully). We had a bit of surprise yesterday to find our flight had been brought forward about 4 hours. So we gathered up our gear, arranged a hotel, said our goodbyes then… Read more: Day 1 Travelling to Nepal 4th April

Day 2 of our journey to hike the EBC. Having a room with no window has its advantages as we slept most of the day away after our travels. Once up and about though it was time to start burning a trail around London. First stop was a pub to find mum some proper fish… Read more: Day 2 London travelling to Nepal 5th April