This morning’s shore excursion was absolutely amazing. We got up at 4am to shuttle across to the beach at St. Andrew’s Bay on South Georgia,...
We had a tremendous day today with two landings at very different locations on South Georgia. Rather than posting another nature picture, as I would have...
The first bird colony we visited on New Island (on December 19th) was home to a large number of Imperial Cormorants (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) including...
A Gentoo penguin with two chicks in a colony on New Island, one of the Falkland Islands, on December 19th, 2024. The landscape of New Island reminded me very...
After two incredible days on the Falkland Islands, M/V Hondius raised anchor this afternoon and hit the open sea in the direction of South Georgia, three...
Today was our first penguin day! We spent it visiting a couple of different bird colonies on New Island, one of the 704 islands comprising the Falkland...
Apparently Oceanwide Expeditions have installed StarLink on their boats and, as a result, are now offering limited, free internet to guests for the duration...
We check out of our Ushuaia hotel in a few minutes and head to the port to embark on a long-planned 3 week expedition in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica...
We made it to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina today and spent a few hours just wandering around the town and seafront getting a feel for the place....
Day one of our trip got off to a flying start with a whistle-stop tour of some of Buenos Aires’ main sights. It turned out to be a great way to spend...
Here’s another take on Factory Butte near Hanksville, Utah from our 2022 NxNW expedition. This image was taken during the same flight as the one I posted...
It’s time for another foray into the archives after I found and edited several pictures that I had somehow missed when initially processing their...
The French Baroque style Wheeler Hall on the campus of the University of California Berkeley is home to the university’s English and College Writing...
Container ships from international shipping giants HMM and Yang Ming at the port of Oakland, California on September 21st, 2024,
Handling equipment at the Oakland container port seen in front of a fog-shrouded San Francisco skyline.
The Sather Tower is a landmark that’s visible from all over the UC Berkeley campus. The 307 foot tower, completed in 1915, houses four clock faces...
We’re in California for a few days for a wedding and staying in downtown Berkeley. The university here is pretty gorgeous and I plan to spend a bit more...
Most images of Edinburgh Castle are taken from the Princes Street side but here’s one taken from Salisbury Crags on the opposite side of the city....
The hospital building sits at the west end of the Edinburgh Castle complex overlooking Princes Street and the centre of the city.
The main gate into Edinburgh Castle is emblazoned with the national motto of Scotland, “Nemo me impune lacessit”, which translates as “No...
