by Gill Johnson | Oct 22, 2016 | Polar Ocean Challenge News |
On Thursday 20 October 2016, Northabout and her crew returned to Bristol. The historic Polar Ocean Challenge (POC) was a great success but it brings home an important message – this journey was only possible because climate change is causing the northern ice cap...
by Gill Johnson | Oct 18, 2016 | Ben's Blog |
So three days ago we pulled into Dingle. A charming little coastal town with an abnormal number of pubs. The reason for this is Dingle is the destination that the American tourist industry has focused on. As a result while nice it probably the only place in Ireland...
by Gill Johnson | Oct 17, 2016 | Polar Ocean Challenge News |
After 10,700nm Northabout is approaching Bristol. The last four weeks have for me been an unique experience: majestic scenery; whales, seals and dolphins; the northern lights; a challenging ten day transit across the North Atlantic, capped by a terrific welcome and...
by Gill Johnson | Oct 8, 2016 | Polar Ocean Challenge News |
When the person who was the real-life inspiration for Lara Croft (ground crew), has been dropping increasingly unsubtle hints that it’s time to join the party and write a crew blog, you should probably start listening. So here it (finally) is… The relatively ice free...
by Gill Johnson | Oct 8, 2016 | Ben's Blog |
We have a challenge. As of Tuesday we have headwinds predicted that will stop us going anywhere. If we want to return home any time in the immediate future we have to get to Ireland within three days. If we can’t we are, in his words, stuck. This is going to...
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