The landings in South Georgia were epic. Filled with breathtaking scenery, from stunning rugged peaks, immense sweeping glaciers and ice walls to fields of tussock grass, dark pebbly beaches and water that was on occasion brilliant turquoise blue or steely grey. All filled with wildlife. It’s hard to believe if you have read the previous … More Seals of South Georgia
After two days at sea, crossing from the Falklands, we arrive to the majestic landscape of South Georgia. Immense, rugged peaks, swathed in snow and ice rise from the ocean. Rivers of ice form vast glaciers that sweep down between the jagged peaks, to meet the water below. Shear drops of exposed rock form dark … More The King’s of South Georgia
We have spent the week on the isle of Anglesey. Our first evening was a glorious riot of colour, golds, reds and oranges that faded to blues and purple as the sun set with a flash of green over the silky blue silver sea. Behind us the light on Point Lynas lighthouse started to flash. … More A week of whales in Wales
We spent a day exploring the historic city of Stanley (yes it is a city) in the Falklands, under a brilliant blue sky and warm sun. We wandered past the wood-clad houses and other buildings, with earthly tones and bright coloured corrugated iron roofs, along the main street running parallel to the dark shoreline. A … More What’s in a name?
The ocean was a maelstrom of white and deep blue. The wind whipping waves that rumbled and tumbled over in a rush of foaming water, the troughs between hidden from view. We stood on the bow of the MS Fram, a few sheltered spots providing some respite from the rampant wind. The sun continued to … More Carcass Island, The Falklands
Morning dawned bright, sunny and breezy over a landscape unerringly familiar despite being at the other end of the planet. A rugged wind swept, treeless landscape, a dark rocky shore and white sandy beaches, with brownish green grass meeting a brilliant green and blue sea. I could be in the northern isles of Scotland and … More New Island, The Falklands
It had taken 36 hours of travelling. A train from Thetford to Heathrow. A 15 hour flight to Santiago in Chile. Leaving the mizzle of a wet English winter (seems like an age ago but remember the beginning of the year and the relentless rain?) and arriving in the heat of South America. A long … More Southern Blue
April 2026 saw me fortunate enough to attend my second European Cetacean Society (ECS) conference in Dundee, Scotland. ECS is an annual gathering for scientists, students and conservationists focusing on the study and protection of marine mammals. This is my take on ECS 2026 in Dundee – the city of Discovery. Dundee Industry Social Cetaceans … More European Cetacean Society Conference 2026
Antarctica, that realm of untouched, unparalleled wilderness, beauty and unique wildlife. For so long the realm only of bold explorers who faced extreme conditions, being the first to touch and lay eyes on this stunning landscape. Names like Cook, Ross, Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton, Wild and Cherry-Garrad, to name only a very few and by no … More The Southern Ocean Explorers
For the first time since 2009 I crossed the Bay of Biscay more than once during 2025. With my children getting a little older, I made the decision to try and do some more surveys and guiding for the marine charity ORCA, the same one I worked for in 2009 as the Wildlife Officer on … More Bay of Biscay 2025
