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January 2022  In 1911 whilst on the ill-fated British Antarctic Expedition, Captain R. F. Scott noted in his diary an extraordinary display of the Aurora Australis – the Southern Lights. He wrote, “It is impossible to witness such a beautiful phenomenon without a sense of awe and yet this sentiment is not inspired by its

We returned home via the crossing of the River Lune by the Lancaster Canal. Thought, by many, to be the highlight of the canal, the Lune Aqueduct can today be seen below on the riverside and from the towpath. Designed by John Rennie, it is 600ft long, 50ft high and has five 70ft diameter arches.

Today we explored the Kendal area of the South Lakes by double decker bus. The 755 Heysham to Windermere and Bowness Pier via Carnforth and Kendal was our chosen transport and the brilliant thing was, for us, it was all for free!! Clinging to Morecambe Bay at first the route eventually turns inland to reach

Today we explored Morecambe’s heritage. Morecambe Promenade Station opened in 1907 and closed in 1994 when it was converted into an entertainment centre and pub. The latter is known as The Station and is housed within the concourse of the former railway station with many of the fittings, rooms and signage retained.     The jetty was

At the moment we are prevented from exploring the high seas but we have found the next best thing! It is the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire. It is often described as an Art Deco (1933) masterpiece built as a curve similar to the superstructure of an ocean liner’s bow of the same time. From

All the photographs have now been uploaded. Enjoy! Leaving the hotel at 07:30 a.m. was remarkable because instead of an aeroplane landing every minute there was silence. One could hear the birds and the wind adjacent to the runway! Terminal 5 was quiet which enabled us to get away on time on a brand new

We boarded one of 10 coaches just after 10:30 p.m. last night. Each coach was only half full. It appeared that every one of Fort Lauderdale’s Harley Davidson police motorcycles were in use, stopping traffic and running alongside our convoy to the airport to the foot of the aircraft’s steps. We eventually got away on

It has been another quiet day so much so that as we write after dinner at 6:30 p.m. it is silent on the ship. When the dinner tray arrived a peep along the corridor showed around 20 trays. At breakfast there were over 100. During the day, as silently as the virus arrived, passengers have

We awoke, moored in international waters, off Florida where we waited for most of the day. The big shots said we were good to go, but it wasn’t until 5:00 p.m. that we made it into Port Everglades. We were photographing the action through the window and on TV. People living in the apartments alongside

At daybreak we were alongside the Zaandam, off Cuba. We had stopped to transfer oxygen and a nurse. Before breakfast were on our way again. Little happened during the morning other than President Trump may be applying pressure on Florida, but no news yet. After lunch was interesting. We sighted the island of Cuba, a