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The Mysterious Digger of Reykjavik
from Roderick Eime in Iceland This little tale reminds me why I enjoy museums so much. Especially the tiny folk museums many of the major tours overlook. Once when I was a kid, we stopped at a tea house gallery near Gawler and my Dad sprang up in surprise when he saw a photo of […]
True Blue Riband
Australian-built, Fjord Cat, the world’s fastest commercial vessel. (Wikipedia) Fastest Across the Atlantic By Roderick Eime The Atlantic Crossing between Europe and the United States is the quintessential ocean voyage. Why? Apart from being one of the historically busiest shipping routes in the world, it is chapter one of many of the world’s greatest stories, […]
True Blue Riband
Australian-built, Fjord Cat, the world’s fastest commercial vessel. (Wikipedia) Fastest Across the Atlantic By Roderick Eime The Atlantic Crossing between Europe and the United States is the quintessential ocean voyage. Why? Apart from being one of the historically busiest shipping routes in the world, it is chapter one of many of the world’s greatest stories, […]
Atomic Cruising – The NS Savannah story
NS Savannah by Roderick Eime A story that seems long lost in the passage of time is the saga of NS Savannah, the world’s first and only nuclear powered cruise ship. Discounting the re-purposed Russian icebreakers taking adventurers to the North Pole and three purely cargo vessels built around the same time, this technical and […]
Atomic Cruising – The NS Savannah story
NS Savannah by Roderick Eime A story that seems long lost in the passage of time is the saga of NS Savannah, the world’s first and only nuclear powered cruise ship. Discounting the re-purposed Russian icebreakers taking adventurers to the North Pole and three purely cargo vessels built around the same time, this technical and […]
Calling Captain Catastrophe
by Roderick Eime Captain E J Smith, heroic master of the Titanic With two high profile cruise ship incidents this year, albeit 100 years apart, attention naturally falls on the captains. Maritime tradition dictates that the master is the last to leave a stricken vessel, an edict reinforced by an age-old honour. Shame on you. […]
Calling Captain Catastrophe
by Roderick Eime Captain E J Smith, heroic master of the Titanic With two high profile cruise ship incidents this year, albeit 100 years apart, attention naturally falls on the captains. Maritime tradition dictates that the master is the last to leave a stricken vessel, an edict reinforced by an age-old honour. Shame on you. […]
Calling Captain Catastrophe
by Roderick Eime Captain E J Smith, heroic master of the Titanic With two high profile cruise ship incidents this year, albeit 100 years apart, attention naturally falls on the captains. Maritime tradition dictates that the master is the last to leave a stricken vessel, an edict reinforced by an age-old honour. Shame on you. […]
The Queen of the Harbour does not Float
“None shall pass!” The largest liners must now stay in Sydney Harbour’s eastern region. Happy birthday, Sydney Harbour bridge By Roderick Eime She’s 80 years old and all of Sydney is celebrating. Honestly, I don’t know if bridges have a gender at all, much less female, but the Germans think bridges are girls, so I’ll […]
The Queen of the Harbour does not Float
“None shall pass!” The largest liners must now stay in Sydney Harbour’s eastern region. Happy birthday, Sydney Harbour bridge By Roderick Eime She’s 80 years old and all of Sydney is celebrating. Honestly, I don’t know if bridges have a gender at all, much less female, but the Germans think bridges are girls, so I’ll […]
