by Audrey Benedict | Jul 6, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #76: Frank Wild and the ‘Boss’ click images to enlarge ePostcard #76: Frank Wild and the ‘Boss’ “I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”John Masefield “Sea...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 4, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #75: The ‘Boss’ Goes Home! Photo #1, above: Honoring Endurance! This photo was taken by Frank Hurley when the crew put the sails up trying one last time to free Endurance from the sea ice of the Weddell Sea. As we know, this and other attempts...
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,...
