“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...
Fjällräven Explorers Talk
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...
Napoleons Tomb: Last Tango in Paris
Luxe Beat Magazine has today published our latest Third Age Expeditions column called “Last Tango in Paris: Napoléon’s Tomb.” It has earned us another “Editor’s Picks.” Here is a link to the story: Here