Erebus: The Story of a Ship
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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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