The 2024 Shackleton Quest Expedition team poses with the flag of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society on the deck of LeeWay Odyssey the morning after the find. Standing, left to right: Geir Kløver, Derek Lee, Jan Chojecki, John Geiger, Tore Topp, Katherine Smalley, Mark Pathy, Craig Bulger. Kneeling, left to right: Sarah Walsh, Martin Brooks, Antoine Normandin, David Mearns, Jill Heinerth, Alexandra Pope. (Photo: Jill Heinerth/Can Geo)
Jill Heinerth is named the Honorary Ottawa Riverkeeper of 2024. Her acceptance speech and more info is at THE EXPLORER’S MINDSET.
Yes, we went for a stroll along the Mississippi River (NOT THAT Mississippi) and discussed our predictions about the world for 2024. From AI to exploration and scuba diving, we share our vision of the next year. Happy New Year! Please subscribe and visit Jill’s website at Into The Planet.
Jill and Robert with a mid-summer update on the Ottawa River caves where Jill is assisting a team of Canadian Fisheries and Oceans scientists with important ecosystem research. And a preview of the upcoming Newfoundland expedition documenting WWII wrecks and some new discoveries. More at www.IntoThePlanet.com
On a Canadian blizzard snow day, Jill and Robert talk about the ducks on the river, how humans and the planet are not exactly getting along, climate change and the Three Stooges.
Jill travels to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada for advanced commercial vessel boat training and gets in the dunk tank. Robert and Jill share a bit about their recent cave diving trip to Florida, USA. And they discuss complacency and normalization of deviance regarding Covid-19 precautions. All this, and pens in the ears on this episode!
Jill and Robert discuss cold weather scuba diving tips, and what to wear under your dry suit. Landslides and floods in Western Canada remind us that there is more to Climate Change than rising sea levels and melting glaciers. A look at the Covid passport situation.
Jill receives gear support from Fourth Element and Santi Diving from time to time. Over the years, she has also received equipment from other great suit manufacturers including Weezle, Ursuit, Waterproof and Bare. The generosity of manufacturers helps support her active diving career.
Links:
Fourth Element – https://fourthelement.com
Santi Diving – https://santidiving.com
Sealskinz – https://www.sealskinz.com
SmartWool (good source of durable merino products) – https://smartwool.comhttps://smartwool.com
It is official: Jill Heinerth is a legend. We share her induction to the Mississauga Legend’s Row where she is in great company with fellow inductee and Rock & Roll pioneer Ronnie Hawkins and the world’s greatest mayor Hazel McCallion. Robert is still failing miserably at his How to be a Canadian tests, and the U.S./Canada border is now officially open!
Jill’s Legend’s Kiosk:
