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12th February: Tokyo – Ueno Park

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

I met up with Brian, one of the party with whom I was about to travel to Nagano and Hokkaido and together we visited Ueno.  This is a historic parkland area in Tokyo that was also the site of the … Continue reading →

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29th April: Tahiti (Moorea – Cook’s Bay)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Moorea is a smaller island than Tahiti, visible from the north coast.  We spent most of our second day there, taking the ferry there and back. The view above is from about half-way across the channel between Tahiti and Moorea. … Continue reading →

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24th March: Antarctica (Gerlache Strait and Lemaire Channel)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

The weather prediction was for rain and 30-knot wind but fortunately it turned out to be a very rare fine, still and warm Antarctic day. We passed through the southern end of Gerlache Strait in the pink glow of dawn … Continue reading →

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