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Two Boats Village, Ascension Island

Halfway to the Falklands. View out over the lonely volcanic island of Ascension from the garden of my host Marc Holland, the head honcho, or Administrator, to give him his official title, of Ascension Island.

Two Boats Village, Ascension Island

Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, Cape Pembroke, Falkland Islands

At Cape Pembroke, Falkland Islands. One of the most isolated lighthouses in the world. Modern technology has replaced the Keeper who used to live here.

Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, Cape Pembroke, Falkland Islands

Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck, Stanley, Falkland Islands

Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck, Stanley, Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands

Bird life is exceptional in the Falklands - here’s a row of Shags drying out on a rock. No giggling please.

Falkland Islands

Hobart, Tasmania

In Hobart, capital of Tasmania, even the telephone junction boxes are works of art. Come on London, catch up!

Hobart, Tasmania

Hobart, Tasmania

In Hobart, capital of Tasmania, even the telephone junction boxes are works of art. Come on London, catch up!

Hobart, Tasmania

Huon River, Franklin, Tasmania

Late afternoon on the Huon River, in Tasmania’s Deep South. The settlement by the water is called Franklin, and they build the most beautiful woooden boats there. They give lessons in boat -building. Check out The Wooden Boat Centre.

Huon River, Franklin, Tasmania

Pembroke Dockyard Museum, Pembrokeshire, Wales

With my guide, historian Ted Goddard, at Pembroke Dockyard Museum.

Pembroke Dockyard Museum, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

The men who built HMS Erebus in 1826 would have walked through these very same gates at Pembroke Dockyard.

Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Scotland

Arctic explorer John Rae lies in St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall with his gun by his side.

St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Scotland

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Some of the houses at Stromness are so tightly wedged together that they have to shave a bit off the bottom of the building to let people through.

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Shop that's changed hands.

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Italian Chapel, Orkney, Scotland

Orkney Islands. Interior of a chapel inside a Nissen Hut built and decorated by Italian prisoners in the Second World War using whatever they could find on the Islands.

Italian Chapel, Orkney, Scotland

Porto, Portugal

The waterfront, Porto.

Porto, Portugal

Viseu, Portugal

The Cathedral at Viseu.

Viseu, Portugal

Viseu, Portugal

Christmas in the Streets of Viseu. Surprised couple!

Viseu, Portugal

Sao Bento Station, Porto, Portugal

Believe it or not, this is a railway station.

Sao Bento Station, Porto, Portugal

Glacier, Greenland

Taken on the flight from London to Vancouver.

Glacier, Greenland

King Leopold Island, Canada

Rock stacks on King Leopold Island. It looks silent but home to thousands of birds and one of the noisest places on Earth.

King Leopold Island, Canada

Resolute, Canada

Arriving at Resolute. One of the most northerly airports in the world.

Resolute, Canada

Resolute, Canada

Remnants of the old US refueling station at Resolute. Now living sculptures.

Resolute, Canada

Canada

Walking in the arctic can get quite warm.

Canada

Beechey Island, Canada

Two of the graves of the first men to die on the Franklin expedition 1846.

Beechey Island, Canada

Thatcher Street, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Researching Erebus in the Falklands, came across Port Stanley’s most famous street.

Thatcher Street, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Clays, Suffolk, England

The book is born. At Clays the printers in Suffolk with the first copy to come off the presses.

Clays, Suffolk, England

Erebus The Story of a Ship,

American and Canadian book cover.

Erebus The Story of a Ship,

Millennium Bridge, Newcastle, England

he beautifully elegant Millennium Bridge at night.

Millennium Bridge, Newcastle, England

Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, England

Ripon Cathedral.

Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, England

Falmouth, England

Falmouth from my hotel room.

Falmouth, England

The home of Francis Crozier, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

On the way from Belfast to Dublin took a detour to the home of Francis Crozier in Banbridge. He captained HMS Terror when she disappeared into the Arctic.

The home of Francis Crozier, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

The home of Francis Crozier, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

The memorial outside Francis Crozier's house is flanked by concrete polar bears.

The home of Francis Crozier, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Flying to America, I caught this glimpse of magnificent Labrador landscape. Put me in the right mood for talking about Erebus.

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Beautiful buildings on the hill.

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Took the street name as a good omen.

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Columbus Theatre - where I gave my talk about exploration.

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

The Firean, Antwerp, Belgium

The Firean, Antwerp. Great little hotel in one of my favourite European cities. Family run and super-friendly.

The Firean, Antwerp, Belgium

Took a lovely walk along an old canal on my latest UK book tour. Can anyone identify the canal?

Piccadilly Line, London, England

Erebus on the Underground, reaching a whole new audience of tired commuters and after dark, really big rats.

Piccadilly Line, London, England

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

I’m a bit obsessed by the Sydney Harbour Bridge. On my latest visit I found this great painting of it half-built. It’s by Roland Wakelin.

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

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