Our Journey

Alaska & the Great Bear Rainforest – 2010 Here’s a recap of our exclusive Mirrabac journey exploring areas of unparalleled scenic wonder in the state of Alaska, as well as our 7-day voyage on board the 68-foot ketch ‘Island Odyssey’; searching out wildlife, a bit of fishing, gazing at the fjords, peaks and forests that are ‘The Great Bear Rainforest’ in British Columbia, Canada. Alaska being Alaska, with its latitudinal situation, weather cannot be guaranteed, but the weather gods were shining down on us with 13 glorious days of blue skies and sunshine… read more

Namibia – 2008 “Life’s an adventure – be in it”. These words were life changing for me! A chance encounter with Rob Bickford of Mirrabac Small Group Tours and a visit to his website where I read this catch phrase and I was hooked well and truly. I think I signed up for the trip before I really knew where Namibia was exactly. Once my deposit was paid, I was committed and so proceeded to find out as much as I could about Namibia. The more I read the more excited I became – I knew I was in for the adventure of a lifetime. Read more…

Easter Island, Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands – 2008 Jane and I joined another Mirrabac tour, this time to Easter Island, Ecuador, & Galapagos Islands. Sixteen of us, included Rob and Maureen (tour leaders) along with Noel and Paul from previous tours. Good to have familiar faces, but we soon got to know the rest of the group and all got along well. Read more…