Despite a key Vancouver intersection being blocked by Indigenous rights protesters just ahead of yesterday’s evening commute, and just blocks away from where Kathryn and I were presenting, our “Explorers Talk” last night at Fjällräven Vancouver was a Full House! Thank you, Fjällräven Vancouver! Many thanks to North America‘s Vancouver store manager, Matt Armstrong,...
Explorers Talk with Jett & Kathryn Britnell

It’s showtime! Kathryn and I are giving a free “Explorers Talk” evening presentation at Fjällräven Vancouver on Tuesday, February 11th! Our presentation will touch upon the three explorer societies we are involved with, shipwrecks, sharks, salmon, First Nation burial sites, and a remote Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard which lies in the Arctic Ocean between...
Explorers Talk: The Morning After

Explorers Talk evening with Jude Isabella, Isabelle Groc & Phil Nuytten, hosted by Jett & Kathryn Britnell. Nov 5th 2019, Aquaquest Theatre at Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver Canada. Photo by Craig Minielly. The Gods Were Smiling It hit me last night soon after I started Explorers Talk with some opening comments. Kathryn had just introduced...
An Evening Presentation with Jett & Kathryn Britnell

Many thanks to all who came out for our evening presentation “A Life in the Depths” last night at Vancouver Diving Locker! Such a fine turn out! Over the past days Kathryn had a last minute out of town business trip. As we could not be sure she would make it to the show...
An Evening Presentation

“Overture, curtain, lights. This is it, the night of nights. No more rehearsing and nursing a part. We know every part by heart.” ~ This Is It (Bugs Bunny, Overture). Tess Hedderich over at Vancouver Diving Locker has invited Kathryn and I to give an evening presentation at the shop on Friday, January 25th,...
An Explorers Life Laid Bare

A few weeks ago, I was approached to author a monthly column for “Luxe Beat Magazine – Where Quality Meets Luxury.” I accepted and we agreed on naming the column “Third Age Expeditions,” which will primarily be about exploratory travel adventures and doing some “off the beaten path” things you may never have thought...