Nimrod

... man approaches me and offers me one. I was very pleased. We explored the views for maybe an hour then headed back to teh Nimrod's house. At that point i wished that I hadn't come for the night but just for the dayb/c all he and his friends did was smoke ...

... Otaio Gorge and during the 2 hours of looking for it when there weren't any signs we found another one that was nearby called Mt Nimrod. We stayed there and there was noone else there. We couldn't see anything when we arrived but in the morning we saw how ...

... was more Ribbon Reef diving some of which we had already done, but it was still great diving.  Carley, the hostess/cook for Nimrod who became a great friend over the 7 days, told us we might be running into some bad weather.  Sure enough, the ...

... after their Southern Journey. Shackleton was sent home as an invalid, thus beginning his rivalry with Scott.   Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, 1907-1909 - The expedition was based at Cape Royds but used Discovery Hut for storage and as an advance ...

... antelope, black naped cranes (rare!), wild ducks, Tibetan donkeys, rabbits, rodents (mice?), vultures, a falcon and a badger which Nimrod spotted. I love this place. Just driving from one place to another is a wonder in itself. Oh, Nimrod, Rob and ...