AMBRE GRISThere are no shipping routes to follow in the search for Ambergris, only the trails of the great cetaceans through the ocean depths. The sperm whale expels it from its huge abdomen, entrusting it to the waves, where it can remain for years. Finding it on an African or Australian beach is an increasingly rare occurrence. The olfactory experience they say is indescribable. [travel notes] Fairy tales aside, it is actually a dark, waxy material that forms