Painting of a sailing ship struggling to make it around Cape Horn in 1788
Sailing around the tip of South America was once the fastest way to reach the Far East, Australia and the South Pacific. But as we discover, Cape Horn’s reputation as one of the most inhospitable waterways in the world is still well founded. Continue reading “ROCKING ‘ROUND THE HORN”
Market to Table: The Cookbook has been launched as an e-book. What a lot of lessons I’ve learned in bringing together five year’s worth of blog recipes and nine episodes of the eponymous television series. Continue reading “THE E-BOOK IS HERE”
I once went well beyond the expected to get fresh scallops and they were worth the effort.
Continue reading “SCALLOP FISHING IN THE ARTIC”
A glacier along the Beagle Channel
Like Charles Darwin, we sail down the Beagle Channel to the end of the world at Ushuaia and discover the majesty and mysteries of Tierra del Fuego. Continue reading “VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY”
Robin Hood and Little John by Frank Goodwin, early 1900s
In Nottinghamshire, it is hard to escape the legend of Robin Hood, but in Yorkshire the authorities have renamed the former Robin Hood Airport. Continue reading “ROBIN HOOD EVERYWHERE”
Gentlemans Portion 