𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻‘𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲‘𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲
Things haven’t changed much.
Intrepid Explorer and Feng Shui Master—still braving the elements, though this time with a ‘Popeye arm’ (courtesy of an anaphylactic septicaemic encounter with fiery Asian wasps).
Then: Exactly 22 years ago, I was in Antarctica on “In the Wake of Shackleton” expedition, retracing his legendary journey. We crossed the Scotia Sea from Elephant Island to South Georgia in a Force 12 hurricane, riding 9-metre (30-foot) swells…
Now: Aboard our good ship Arielle, skimming the edge of the Southern Pacific as we enter the Hauraki Gulf en route to Auckland. It’s hardly rough, but heading straight into a Southerly—cold air funnelling up from Antarctica, a familiar touch from past adventures.
Master Boon
