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...
Category: Past Times
Telegraph Cove
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...
Beaver Cove, Port Hardy, and back to Vancouver
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...
21st – 24th Jan: To the Bay of Biscay
We leave Barry; the stationery cupboard gets trashed; rough weather; I find my sea legs; a fire on the Bridge…
25th – 28th Jan: To the Gulf of Lion
Continuing the passage leg past the Iberian Peninsula; I settle into life on board a Research Cruise…
Photo Gallery: Barry to Gulf of Lion
Photos of Dolphins or Pilot Whales and of rough seas all taken in the Bay of Biscay area (I think!).
29th Jan – 4th Feb: TSD Stations
We commence TSD Stations in the Gulf of Lion; interrupted by strong winds; a large whale is sighted…
5th – 11th Feb: More TSD Stations
Rendezvous with Jean Charcot; TSD stations continue when the wind allows; I arrange to stay on the cruise; we head for Toulon…
Notes: A TSD and Bottle Station
An illustrated explanation of how hydrographic stations were conducted in 1970 using the TSD instrument and reversing bottles.
12th – 14th Feb: Toulon and Monaco
We dock in Toulon; use hire cars to drive to Monaco and visit the Oceanographic Museum and Rosies Bar; leave Toulon into a gale.