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...
Kathryn Britnell Elected Fellow To The Explorers Club
The Holy Trifecta! In January, Kathryn was named a Fellow in the world-renowned and exclusive Explorers Club. Over the past 6 months, she has been elected a Fellow in three of the world’s most famous and prestigious exploration societies, The Explorers Club in New York City, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa, and...
Unconventional Underwater Photography Tips in Luxe Beat Magazine
Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media earned us an “Editors Pick”! “Unconventional Underwater Photography Tips” provides our column readers some photography tips and tricks from time to time so in this dispatch we share some tips to help improve your underwater photography. If you’re seeking something more enlightening than just...
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,...
Felize Navidad From Cozumel
Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media. This story, “Feliz Navidad From Isla Cozumel”, is about celebrating Christmas in the tropics promised to be a grand family adventure with no snow, no tree, no turkey, no stuffing and zero stress. https://luxebeatmag.com/feliz-navidad-from-isla-cozumel/
Kathryn Britnell Inducted Into RCGS College of Fellows
“Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.” Yesterday, Kathryn was inducted as a Fellow into the College of Fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). All RCGS Fellows are deemed to have distinguished themselves by directly contributing to scientific knowledge in the field of geography, geographical exploration or allied sciences...
Unknown Titanic of The Pacific
Here is our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media. This story, Unknown Titanic of the Pacific, recounts Alaska’s worst maritime disaster which occurred 100 years ago on October 24, 1918 when Canadian Pacific Railway’s steel-built coastal steamer, SS Princess Sophia, ran aground at dawn on Vanderbilt Reef during stormy seas and...
Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run
A longer post to come, but in the meantime we are sharing this brief video clip of sockeye salmon that Kathryn made at this year’s Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run. Adams River Sockeye Salmon Nothing Is Given, Everything Is Earned She worked hard on this shoot, from hauling snorkeling and camera gear down a...
Kelowna’s historic George Meikle House
Kathryn scored us an AirBnB stay at Kelowna’s historic George Meikle House which was built in 1910. We have the upper front room. Cozy! The John Lennon photo is the same as one I had hanging on my wall for some time in my apartment before Lennon was murdered, so what’s not to like?