Scott of the Antarctic, Oates and Amundsen - see statues and memorials and quotations

 

SCOTT of the Antarctic film poster

Robert Falcon Scott

Statue in New Zealand

Plaque under statue

Scott plaque, Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by DR G WILD in Wikipedia.

The plaque reads:

ROBERT FALCON SCOTT

CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY

WHO DIED RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH POLE 1912

WITH A E WILSON  H R BOWERS L E COATES E EVANS

I DO NOT REGRET THIS JOURNEY WHICH SHOWS 

THAT ENGLISHMEN CAN ENDURE HARDSHIPS 

HELP ONE ANOTHER AND MEET DEATH WITH

AS GREAT FORITUDE AS EVER IN THE PAST

SCOTT'S DIARY

Oates

Plaque in London, England

Plaque in Leeds, England

The plaque reads:

LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES

OF MEANWOODSIDE IN THIS PARISH

Amundesen

A succinct account of his life is in Find A Grave.

 A monument to Amundsen is at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway.

Useful Websites 

Shackleton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton

Amundsen

Raold Amundsen at Find A Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20956/_

Scott

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See Memorials to Captain Oates who famously said: I may be (gone) some time

'I may be some time,' said Captain Oates as he left the tent and walked out into a blizzard in the Antarctic in 1912. He had been in charge of the horses pulling the sled of supplies for the team led by Scott of The Antarctic. (Scott of the Antarctic was the name of the film about them). 

A memorial to captain Oates was placed on the Cavalry Club which merged with another club to become what is now called the Cavalry and Guards club, in Central London, near Hyde Park Corner underground tube station and Green park tube station. 

1912 was not a good year for journeys through ice. Up north, the Titanic went down in ice in March.

Far from being regarded as a tragedy, like Dunkirk in WW2, the story was turned into one of resolution and courage in the face of adversity.

In WWI, 1914-18, one hundred thousand soldiers facing the hardships and dangers of the trenches, were told the story and shown the famous photo of the expedition, as an example of stoic courage.

To end on a happier note, my husband, Trevor, knows a member of the Cavalry and Guards Club and they had lunch for two, together in September 2020. (Now as I write on October 11th, 2020, a maximum of six people at a table is the rule, due to Covid-19 regulations) and he said it was a very fine club with fine food and excellent service. I have asked him, on his next visit to the club, to take a photo  of the plaque for you to see.

Useful Websites

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8827537/US-plans-open-travel-corridor-NYC-London-time-holidays-report-says.html

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/captain-lawrence-oates-antarctic-tragedy/

About the Author

Angela Lansbury

The World's Best Journeys

Problem
Where should you go next? What are the world's best journeys? A Canadian company, Flight Network, asked more than 500 experts in the field of travel, bloggers, journalists, editors and others, to choose their three favourites trips and give the reasons why. I was one of the people whose opinions they canvassed.

From the suggestions, the top fifty were selected. Now the 2018 results are out, and you can see photos and panoramas of the places chosen and read the reasons why.

Are any of your favourites in the top 50? How many have you already seen and done?

How many are new to you?
Will you choose one of them for your next trip? The company is second in Canada after Expedia, and they don't just operate from Canada for travellers starting in Canada but also all over American and from London. Read all about what they can do for you on their website.

Here are some of their selections:
1 Antarctica.
In case you have trouble remembering which is the Arctic and which is the Antarctic, The Arctic is in the north and includes Alaska - and cruising to Alaska comes in the list later, at number seven.

 The name Arctic comes from the Greek word for bear, and the Arctic is the home of the Northern Star and the white polar bear (and the white snowy owl).

The Antarctic, of course, is the opposite end of the world, the south. The starting off point is the tip of Argentina.
Places to visit include Penguin Island. The Antarctic has Emperor Penguins, the largest penguins.  The smaller ones in the picture are youngsters. Yes, penguins live in the south and bears live in the north.
Look at the fabulous photos on the FlightNetwork website.

I was one of the judges submitting suggestions for my top three.  Canadian company FlightNetwork canvassed more than 500 travel experts to draw up a shortlist and choose the top 50 journeys. 

Go to the

USEFUL WEBSITES
Blog and Journeys
https://www.flightnetwork.com/blog/worlds-best-journeys/

Journeys and Judges
https://www.flightnetwork.com/blog/worlds-best-journeys-judges/

Flight bookings
https://www.flightnetwork.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DiscountFlights

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker