Blog | Mark Stratton Travels

About It starts with Bus #173

This is my occasional blog focusing on my travels abroad and at home in Dartmoor. All my journeys, whether it’s a 4-day schlepp to Pitcairn Island or a 3-week boat journey across Micronesia, begin with the local country bus #173 from my home in Chagford to Exeter, where I take the train or bus to London.

Track my progress

I'm sailing the North West Passage a journey of 2600 nautical-miles from Cambridge Bay to the West Coast of Greenland. This is my...

The ghost of Franklin ... into the North West passage

Sitting in my airport hotel room surrounded by a map of Nunavut and a waterproof kitbag bursting at the seams with electrical gear I am...

Eight steps to trans-Dartmoor hiking heaven

I'm dusting the moss off my rucksack after another fantastic crossing of Dartmoor National Park on foot to my home in Chagford. With...

Death in the ice - Franklin expedition

As sure as an icy drip falling from an icicle this dramatic exhibition sent shivers down my spine. With good timing, as I prepare to head...

Amid the ice floes

For much of early September I'm going to be transiting the legendary North West Passage through Arctic Canada on board the ship Ocean...

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