SS Endurance

The Face of the Deep

“Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of Heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone. And the face...

Jun 25, 20173 min read

Today is my uncle Patrick's funeral. He lived the last 40+ years of his life in a beautiful place off the east coast of Spain called...

May 4, 20173 min read

Thomas Orde-Lees was a naval officer who was part of the crew of the SS Endurance and served as a motor expert and storekeeper. ...

Apr 4, 20172 min read

Life doesn't always turn out exactly the way we planned it. Like a sinking ship, sometimes our ideas don't pan out and we have to either...

Mar 30, 20172 min read

When I read Alfred Lansing's account of the voyage of the SS Endurance, I was struck by how Shackleton's journey was rife with uncanny...

Mar 15, 20171 min read

Shackleton was a man of discipline, hope, and humor. He had an amazingly buoyant spirit and took the practice of staying lighthearted...

Mar 7, 20171 min read

One of the things that inspired me most about Shackleton as I was researching his story, was his wisdom in leading his crew. He was a...

Mar 6, 20171 min read

NO FORCE ON EARTH Oil on panel “The northerly gale had compressed and crowded the whole Weddell Sea pack against the face of the land,...

Mar 3, 20171 min read

Here are some of the major events that spanned the first year of Shackleton's jouney south: The timeline for the Endurance’s journey...

Feb 23, 20172 min read

My encounter with the voyage of the SS Endurance was a fortuitous one. I was visiting a former client who owned a wooden boat shop and...

Feb 22, 20171 min read