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SKIP NOVAK

In the southern winter of 1988, Pelagic escaped the icy grip of South Georgia and made course for Cape Town. We’d finished our first Antarctic expedition season and we were heading for the docks to finish building the boat. But that is another story.

The island of Tristan da Cunha lies right along that empty passage so it was a given that we would attempt a visit. Lying at 37°S, this volcanic outlier of only 38

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