so you want to know what the weathers like down there?

if you have a look at Ocean weather you will be able to see the current sea state and the hight of waves I am bobbing about on

packing and preparation and the final countdown

A day before popping to London and on to Heathrow (UK) - Madrid (Spain) - Montevideo (Uruguay) the bags need packing and every thing I need for 5 months on the waters round Antarctica need packing.

So I the week starting with the bank holiday Monday in London training ahead of the working trip south.

on the Monday after travelling down from York, I spent the next 7 hours walking around London, with a flying visit to the natural history museum and the science museum.  The weather for the week was warm, and the daily walk across Hyde park from Kensington gardens to Mayfair was a nice way to start and end the day.

over the week i seemed to have a thing for Asian food as it was a different restaurant and a different dish each night that required chop sticks to eat.

On the Saturday night having arrived in Bristol on the Friday, it was a day at the beach in the sun and then a evening out to toast my engagement and also to wish me off with friends.

getting ready for a working trip to the bottom of the world

this will be updated with every thing i think i need to head to the deep south for 5 months

Spring arrived and the veggies went in

Over the last few weeks the weather has warmed, leaves have opened, birds have built nests and the vegitable seeds have germinated and gone out from the greenhouse.

quick trip to Oban

So I had a brief week visit to Oban in Scotland to try out the life style and the role of being a summer guide.

the town is not easy to get to with a train out/in twice a day, and a 10 hour plus journey to get to and from York.

I had a nice time walking the hills in the snow