Earlier this season, the Clelia II — an Antarctica expedition cruise ship — was rocked by big waves and lost an engine. There was some damage, the ship was escorted back to Ushuaia and trips were canceled. The best and most important part of the story is that no one was hurt, though I imagine …
We did not mean to sit so still, but we had plenty of time. Why would we rush around to see everything when we could stay as long as we wanted? The stone house was cold in the morning. We stayed under piles of blankets until we could hear the fire. Then, we went to …
I am very fond of rough beaches in less than ideal weather, of gray sand and salt spray, of decaying giant trees and screaming gulls and beach communities in the off season. This morning I joined my friend Knox for coffee at Alki Beach. The air was thick with fog, the beach was almost empty, …
My camera took a fall about two weeks ago; I blame poltergeists as no one was in the room when it happened. As a result, the lens barrel was tweaked and the lens became stuck. I had to have my camera disassembled, the lens rebuilt, and many dollars later, I have the same camera. It’s …
When I fell in love with my husband (we met on a trip across the Australian outback), I began series of long haul flights between Seattle and Vienna or Salzburg. On my first trip I went for two weeks, or maybe it was three, and my trips got longer and longer. After a while, I …