Andrew Hunt November 30th, 2007
Morning all! Well there were a couple of noteworthy events yesterday. We put the ship’s clocks back for the first time, so we’re now on UTC (GMT) - 1 hour. A clear sign that we are making progress westwards! We also think we’ve arrived at the Trades - not that they’re signposted or anything. More »
Andrew Hunt November 29th, 2007
Good morning all from Mercator Squared - this is a phrase I’ve come up with to describe being as far north of the equator as you are west of the Greenwich Meridian, a position we passed through a few minutes ago. More »
Andrew Hunt November 27th, 2007
Sealegs are starting to make an appearance now, although I’m not yet up to sitting below decks and typing up a quick copy of “War and Peace” (you’ll doubtless be pleased to hear that!). More »
Andrew Hunt November 26th, 2007
The first log from Trucial Coast is going to be a short one out of necessity: I’m still finding my sea legs and anything apart from being on deck scanning the horizon makes me distinctly queasy! Our first day has been pretty interesting. More »
Andrew Hunt November 22nd, 2007
It’s 22nd November and tomorrow I fly to Las Palmas in the Canaries to sail across the Atlantic. Having signed up to do this right back in January, and had it as a major focus in my year, it still seems to have crept up on me very suddenly! I’ve had my last day at the office till after Christmas, handed my house keys over to my cat sitter, and said goodbye to my girlfriend: it is now very real and I am very nervous! More »
Sara Wells November 3rd, 2007
My family’s history is so interwoven with the Subcontinent that it seemed almost familiar before I arrived. My grandparents honeymooned in the Himalayan foothills, they were stationed in Calcutta during the days of the British Raj, and my mother was born there! More »
Emma Skelton November 2nd, 2007
We’re delighted to announce that Audley has once again secured 3* Responsible Travel status from AITO, scoring no less than 100 points out of a possible 100!The three star award is the highest level of Responsible Travel recognition offered by AITO and means that we have demonstrated successful implementation and continual improvement of our Responsible Travel policy. More »