Sailor, adventurer, wildlife guide, writer and travel blogger. Ocean Wanderer. Occasional Viking. Mother of penguins. Living the wild life. Views are my own Aberdeenshire / Antarctica / Arctic www.thesevagabondshoes.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3mfe4ttiyv223Ten days ago I set off on an expedition to cross the Finnmarksvidda plateau in northern Norway on ski. After five days of hauling a pulk and camping in temperatures below -30°c, we travelled just under 100km.21 Feb 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfe4ttiyv223https://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3meixehzxcs26I genuinely believe there's a couple of Winter Olympic events that I could have had a solid chance at competing in if I started training four years ago when I last had this thought.10 Feb 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meixehzxcs26https://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3meiiz5pv3s2mThis is going to a thread collating all the books I've read through 2026. I fell off the reading wagon a wee bit last year, but have been making the effort to get back on track again #AmReading #BookSky #Books https://media.tenor.com/y0NFqdYzlLIAAAAC/beauty-and-the-beast-library.gif?hh=278&ww=49810 Feb 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiiz5pv3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3meepcw6jo22aSnacks prepared and bags packed. Ready for the airport in the morning.08 Feb 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meepcw6jo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3mdurcgi5q225It was a pretty quiet January at home for a change, mainly sheltering from the wild and windy winter weather. Doing cosy stuff like reading books, baking bread and doing jigsaws by the fire. #winter02 Feb 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdurcgi5q225https://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3m2wm5bcelc2gTook myself out for a fancy dinner in the Bergen Fishmarket. A bowl of crab claws, some gravlaks with sweet mustard sauce, and fresh bread smeared in seaweed garlic butter. Yum11 Oct 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wm5bcelc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3m2vuvr4wws2uA driech day in one of my favourite cities, Bergen. Just passing through on a wee autumn adventure in Norway.11 Oct 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vuvr4wws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lxsfn3bv2s25Just another outstanding day at work #PolarGuide #Greenland #NorthWestPassage 📷 Rachelle Mackintosh https://www.instagram.com/share/p/_iaFWeG-G01 Sep 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsfn3bv2s25https://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lxjokhwflk2sA stunning approach to the landing at Nuuk airport in Greenland. I'm on the way to join the @aurora_expeditions Sylvia Earle for an epic adventure through the Northwest Passage. #NorthWestPassage #PolarGuide https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BAXBjjGMlE29 Aug 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjokhwflk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lxipfbfqk22jDoes that actually mean bin bananas? Didn't matter, the cake was lovely and squishy28 Aug 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxipfbfqk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lxev3hyscc2zWell, today's plans have been dynamic. Now on the way to somewhere else instead #Greenland27 Aug 2025 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxev3hyscc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lxapjlsj6s2xA great day of skills development training on the Line of Sight full-bore shooting range in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. Not a bad result either #PolarGuide25 Aug 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxapjlsj6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lvvc6k3cuk27Started watching #DestinationX and feel that this is the one thing in life that all my skills and experience have prepared me for.08 Aug 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvc6k3cuk27https://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lvnjuigmys2nI don't get a mobile phone signal at home, so just went out in my pyjamas to stand by the harbour to phone the mechanic about repairs to my van and got caught by the Google Street view car.05 Aug 2025 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnjuigmys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3luuerdujt22jWhat do we really want to see? How realistic are our expectations of the natural world, and how authentic are our experiences? #anthropocene #nature #wildlife https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/humans-addicted-faking-natural-world-anthropocene-illusion-zed-nelson-aoe26 Jul 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuerdujt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lter2y5uz22pFascinated by revalations that have come out around the author of the book/film The Salt Path. I wondered about the progress of Moth's illness after finishing the book, and there just seemed a few other odd things that I couldn't quite put my finger on about the story. https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-real-salt-path-how-the-couple-behind-a-bestseller-left-a-trail-of-debt-and-deceit [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lter2y5uz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lsvzxlw77s2dI'm leading a team of Ship Liaison Officers at the Aberdeen Tall Ships Festival at the end of July. Getting stuck in to the event training from this week onwards. #tallshipsaberdeen #sailing01 Jul 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvzxlw77s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lqh5ug74vc2rA turnaround day in port in Aberdeen let me be a tourist in my hometown, so I went searching for unicorns and followed the city's NUART street art trail #Scotland #Aberdeen31 May 2025 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqh5ug74vc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyinglis13.bsky.social/post/3lpgz4pa2gs26Two crew have died and more injured as Mexican sail training vessel Cuauhtémoc collides with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c991n8p4pdyo18 May 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:ewrf4p5sdxzprdar3ds2epyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgz4pa2gs26