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Sea StoriesA collection of stories about ships, harbours, events and people around the African coast Africa, the Outside Edge - the expedition reaches Mombasa May 1, 2008 Author: Kingsley Holgate
it's been one full year as the Africa Outside Edge Exedition reaches Mombasa on the Kenyan coast, still reaching out in the battle against malaria ...
a 3,000 km detour to the Saharawi refugee camps to deliver footballs and writing materials and to meet an incredible people ...
When we last spoke to the Greybeard of African adventure they had been turned back from the Algerian border with Morocco ...
"It’s a huge disappointment,” said Kingsley, talking to us from the ancient Islamic walled city of Fez. A story best told in some scribbled pieces from the Greybeard’s expedition journal ...
After a short break for Christmas and end of year, the Kingsley Holgate Edge of Africa Expedition is on the move once again. We catch up on events… ...
in the latest episode the expedition reaches Africa's most westerly point, where a commemorative stone is left behind ...
25,000km on the clock and exactly six months into the journey… the expedition has reached Guinea in West Africa
The Outside Edge of Africa expedition has reached Mali and Timbuktu... but it's Rugby World Cup time.
We continue with the adventures of modern day explorer Kingsley Holgate and the yearlong humanitarian journey around Africa following the coastline, known as Africa, the Outside Edge… ...
A further episode in the story of modern day explorer Kingsley Holgate and the yearlong humanitarian journey around Africa following the coastline, known as Africa, the Outside Edge… ...
We continue the story of modern day explorer Kingsley Holgate and the yearlong journey following Africa's coastline ...
The Kingsley Holgate story continues...
Preliminary data might be available for the 2006 hurricane season, scientist says ...
The year-long expedition to take the message to East Africa that malaria can be prevented has ended, and another Kingsley Holgate expedition has come to a conclusion ...
At the beginning of every austral summer polar research and relief vessels head south on their annual cruises into Antarctic waters ...
Ethiopia is casting a wide net in its search for several port options. This report from 'The Reporter' in Ethiopia ...
Returning to her homeport Durban within the next few days on completion of a remarkable record-breaking voyage is Unicorn Shipping’s smallest and oldest vessel ...
The 'SA Agulhas' left Penguin Bukta (*) on Sunday 8 January to deploy nine drifting weather buoys, plus one ...
update on the Kingsley Holgate 'one net, one life' expedition ...
the 2005/6 relief voyage to Antarctica ...
The African Rainbow Expedition makes it safely to the Somali border ...
During August 2005 a very intense vortex was located south-east of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean ...
the recent voyage to Marion Island on board the SA Agulhas was tempestuous to say the least ...
another installment from the One Life - One Net adventure expedition led by adventurer Kingsley Holgate ...
latest news from the African Rainbow 'One Net - One Life' expedition ...
The African Rainbow Expedition was delayed by last minute adjustemnts to the Arab dhow, but ...
Heading off into Africa on an year-long adventure is old hat for explorer Kingsley Holgate and his family ...
Few of us leave indelible marks on our surroundings but for some, such as our harbour engineers, it’s often a different ...
It was the Thursday before Passover in 1965 and, although I didn't know it, I was making my last voyage on the Queen Elizabeth ...
During 2003 the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism's vessel, the SA Agulhas, deployed ...
No one disputes the fact that accidental marine oil spills are dramatic events ...
The name of Marion Island is familiar to most South Africans, but few are likely to have gone anywhere near the place ...
Several years ago a group of friends threw a birthday party down the South Coast ...
The death in June 2003 of Captain Peter Embleton, one of the true ‘Old Salts’ of the port, reminded one of how a port like Durban ...
There’s a strong sense of déjà vu at the harbour right now, brought about by all ...
The case of the good ship Holly, now long gone to the breakers yard, raises the ongoing problem of what to do with stowaways once on board ship. For as long as man has gone to ...
The coast of South Africa serves as a graveyard to many a fine ship, so much so that several lengthy books have been written about them. |
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