Brendan was having some problems with waves. The captain was on watch, when a big wave came tumbling over Brendan and completely submerged her. It looked like she was going to roll over, but the air in her pulled her up to the surface. Nothing was broken or damaged except the captain's peace of mind. George had a similar experience during his watch but again nothing was damaged.
Brendan was supposedly well clear of the ice, but one day they saw floating chunks of ice. They thought that it was just an ice raft but they were wrong. They kept going, thinking that they would find the end soon, but it just stretched on and on. Then a ship came up, a Faroese ship. Brendan was almost invisible against the ice, but George had a brainwave. He used the signal mirror and Svanur headed over to them. She gave them some food, and pulled her out of the ice trap that they had blundered into. Not long after on that same day, an American ship came into view. They were very confused about Brendan, but once the Americans on board Mirfak understood they gave Brendan so much food that George had to give some of it back! Brendan sailed on, well away from the ice and provisioned in plenty.
More soon!
Bell
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