The Inside Passage
It is amazing that the Inside Passage exists. The fjords which penetrate the Coast Mountains of British Columbia are joined by a web of relatively...
It is amazing that the Inside Passage exists. The fjords which penetrate the Coast Mountains of British Columbia are joined by a web of relatively...
Formally a fishing and cannery village, Telegraph Cove is now a centre for whale watching, which was why we went there. Looking at their web...
After spending the night at Telegraph Cove we needed to drive back to Port Hardy to drop off the rental car and catch the bus...
We leave Barry; the stationery cupboard gets trashed; rough weather; I find my sea legs; a fire on the Bridge…
Continuing the passage leg past the Iberian Peninsula; I settle into life on board a Research Cruise…
Photos of Dolphins or Pilot Whales and of rough seas all taken in the Bay of Biscay area (I think!).
We commence TSD Stations in the Gulf of Lion; interrupted by strong winds; a large whale is sighted…
Rendezvous with Jean Charcot; TSD stations continue when the wind allows; I arrange to stay on the cruise; we head for Toulon…
An illustrated explanation of how hydrographic stations were conducted in 1970 using the TSD instrument and reversing bottles.
We dock in Toulon; use hire cars to drive to Monaco and visit the Oceanographic Museum and Rosies Bar; leave Toulon into a gale.