by Audrey Benedict | Jul 3, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #74: The Final Rescue! click images to enlarge ePostcard #74: The Final Rescue! “Not a life lost, and we have been through Hell!” Ernest Shackleton This opening photo by Frank Hurley takes us back to where it all began—South Georgia. You can see the...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 2, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #73: 2013 James Caird Voyage Re-enactment click images to enlarge ePostcard #73: 2013 James Caird Voyage Re-enactment On our 2003 expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falklands, a much-anticipated stop at Elephant Island was foiled...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 1, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #72: Across South Georgia! click images to enlarge ePostcard #72: Across South Georgia! It is impossible to describe the grueling, non-stop 36-hour alpine traverse of South Georgia without turning to the profound power of Shackleton’s own words. Shackleton,...
by Audrey Benedict | Jun 30, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #71: South Georgia Bound! click images to enlarge ePostcard #71: South Georgia Bound! The perilous voyage of the James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia is ranked as one of the greatest boat journeys ever accomplished and is an achievement unique...
by Audrey Benedict | Jun 29, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #70: Elephant Island! click images to enlarge ePostcard #70: Elephant Island! After months spent in makeshift camps on the northward drifting pack ice, the situation for Shackleton and his men had become increasingly dire. At Patience Camp in early March...
