Author: awaywiththebirds
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Hello from the Northern Hemisphere
Day 2-3: Oslo Had a screaming baby (and an apologetic parent) in the row next to me on flight to Oslo so didn’t get much sleep. So first day in Oslo is a bit of a blur. It was surprisingly warm (26 deg) and sunny. The next day was rainy but fortunately I had organised…
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Hello from the Northern Hemisphere
Day 1: Singapore….. Very smooth flight from Sydney to Singapore and all was going well until I tried to check into the Crowne Plaza at Chiangi airport…… I don’t need to tell you about the chaos at airports and hotels that Crowdstrike’s software update caused. But it took me back to the trip to Antarctica…
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Great Ocean Road 2024
Day 1: Melbourne to Apollo Bay The day started with one of our group being sick as a dog and unable to come. Margie was an important member as she was in charge of the first aid kit! (Jim was in charge of the emergency beacon and I was in charge of the trail mix)…
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Nobby’s excellent 48 hours
Can you imagine how excited I was when Mummy told me I was going to Suss’s place a little earlier than planned ? It meant I got to spend an additional night indoors (and not outside on the uncomfortable porch at home). There had been a lot of rain and, as a result, lots of…
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Winter Alaska
Anchorage …last days Firstly, the snow shoe pictures finally came (only after some gentle prodding from me…well, not exactly gentle. I was sitting next to Lynne( whose camera had the wanted pics) on the bus, and I said…”Lynne, could I possibly have your phone so I can email some pictures to me”) . And here…
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Winter Alaska
Anchorage and surrounds Captain Cook was among the first of the explorers to map the Alaskan coastline. He was searching for the fabled North West passage, a shorter way to get from Europe to the Pacific. He anchored his ship at a place called Anchor Point which is now Anchorage. Cook spent 10 days exploring…
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Winter Alaska
Spring Mountain Lodge to Anchorage No luck searching for the Northern Lights last night. And to Sally’s question, there hasn’t been a lot of walking (which I intend to feedback to the company. Mind you, walking on snow is not easy, so in some ways I am pleased that long walks were not part of…
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Winter Alaska
Borealis Basecamp to Sheep Mountain Lodge Mission accomplished. The cloudless sky delivered us the Northern Lights (and we didn’t have to get up at 2 am….the lights came early, from around 10.30 pm. They were amazing. Not that strong..in fact when you look at them with a naked eye, you just see white streaks across…
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Winter Alaska
Borealis Basecamp No Northern Lights last night. Pooh! However, I must have been so keen to wake up at 2 am, I heard a knock on my door and someone called my name. I thought this was the “Aurora Alert” signal so I got up, put on a gazillion layers, and went outside to find…
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Winter Alaska
Fairbanks to Borealis camp Warren, you’re right, it is freezing. Today it’s 13 degrees F which is -11 C. And Rada, yes you can play table tennis on ice. Here’s me in action The hotel where I am staying is packed with people here for the Northern Lights. I’m told it is one of the…