Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Magazine called “A Day at the Museum: Finding Beauty, Truth and Meaning in Norway” was published today. This story has also garnered us another “Editor’s Picks” shout out! “Breathtaking fjords, majestic glaciers, and spectacular wildlife are high on the adventure list of reasons to visit...
Our story in Dive Log Australasia
“DIVE LOG Australasia is striving to constantly produce great reading. August 2020 is a bumper issue. Our plan here is to give something back to the diving industry.” ~ Mike Scotland, Publisher & Editor Diving Wild in British Columbia In the August 2020 issue of DIVE LOG Australasia, Kathryn and I are both doing...
Into the sea lions den: Scuba Divnig With Steller Sea Lions
Luxe Beat Magazine has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column, “Into the Sea Lions Den.” We have also been awarded another Editor’s Pick! “Observing these magnificent prima ballerinas underwater is akin to having a front row, center seat, to an aquatic dance.” Signaling our arrival at Norris Rocks, a chain of wave-lashed rocky...
Titanic Adventure: One Woman’s True Life Voyage Down to the Legendary Ocean Liner
“It’s strange to have a friend that you have never hugged, never shook their hand, or looked into their eyes. But you have been touched by their soul, seen the good in their hearts and felt the warmth of their being.” – Unknown I’m giving a loud shout out today to someone we have...
Why did you learn to dive and where did your adventure take you?
“Why did you learn to dive and where did your adventure take you?” This is the question Shearwater Research, a Canadian company who designs and manufactures technical dive computers and electronic control systems for rebreather manufacturers, asked several well-known figures from the international scuba diving community and the Shearwater team. Video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erBakhvAADo...
Canadian Geographic Magazine’s Big Picture!
Big Picture Feature! Our image of a red eye medusa jellyfish is the “Big Picture” featured in a double-page spread of the July/August 2020 issue of Canadian Geographic, a magazine of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Canadian Geographic has been making Canada better known to Canadians and the world since is was first published...
Mobby’s Ambassadors: Jett & Kathryn Britnell
Mobby’s It is a distinct honour for both Kathryn and I to announce we are now Ambassadors for Mobby’s the largest dry suit, wetsuit, and marine sports accessories manufacturer in Japan. This has been in place for a while. but due to the COVID pandemic some plans were delayed. Now, it’s looking like we...
Gearing up for a Polar Expedition Cruise
Editor’s Picks “Gearing Up For A Polar Expedition Cruise” is our latest Luxe Beat Third Age Expeditions column has just been published. And we have another “Editor’s Picks” feature! “The time to prepare for your next expedition is when you have just returned from a successful trip.” Robert Peary, Polar Explorer. For many people,...
League of Underwater Explorers
“To figuratively stand upon the shoulders of great explorers, one must venture outdoors and seize the opportunity to explore the world that surrounds them. In truth, that’s all we ever did. Explore.. Dream… Discover.” ~ Jett Britnell Kathryn and I both feel honoured to be part of a fraternity that is EXPLOCEAN’s LEAGUE OF...
Editor’s Pick: Cold Coast: Exploring Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago
Third Age Expeditions Column We’re thrilled that another story of ours was granted “Editor’s Pick.” Our story, “Cold Coast: Exploring Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago,” summarizes our polar cruising expedition in August 2019 with PolarQuest, a world leading operator of small ship expedition cruises in Svalbard. If you have ever dreamed of taking the trip of...