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.
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Bell
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
In Freedom's Cause
Chapter 12
Bruce had gathered his followers and they were ready to oppose the English. They were camped at Methven, having prepared to meet the English the next day. Archie was not pleased with the way that Bruce had thrown away all the advantages of the Scottish mobility.
They were resting, when the English charged then in the dark. The Scottish were defeated, but the king was saved though many nobles were taken prisoner.
Chapter 13
Bruce and his followers had to split and take to the woods. Archie went off hunting, and was attacked by some of the McDougalls who were escorting a young lady. He surrendered to her, as he would have been killed otherwise and she promised him his life. She took him to the castle of Dunstaffnage where her uncle lived. He imprisoned Archie, to kill him the next morning. This would have been done but that the girl, Marjory, imposed upon the priest to help her set Archie free. This was done, and he rejoined Bruce in the forest.
More soon!
Bell
Bruce had gathered his followers and they were ready to oppose the English. They were camped at Methven, having prepared to meet the English the next day. Archie was not pleased with the way that Bruce had thrown away all the advantages of the Scottish mobility.
They were resting, when the English charged then in the dark. The Scottish were defeated, but the king was saved though many nobles were taken prisoner.
Chapter 13
Bruce and his followers had to split and take to the woods. Archie went off hunting, and was attacked by some of the McDougalls who were escorting a young lady. He surrendered to her, as he would have been killed otherwise and she promised him his life. She took him to the castle of Dunstaffnage where her uncle lived. He imprisoned Archie, to kill him the next morning. This would have been done but that the girl, Marjory, imposed upon the priest to help her set Archie free. This was done, and he rejoined Bruce in the forest.
More soon!
Bell
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Brendan Voyage
The waves were swamping the boat. Every time a big or medium-sized one hit, it was back to the pumps quick and hope that you got the boat pumped out in time. The waves were getting to be a big problem, but they couldn't do much about it. If they tried to use some of the tarpaulin to cover the place the waves came in, that would just make another hole. Every time a wave came in it swamped the cabin. The radios were long-suffering, almost drowning every time. The journal that Tim was writing his notes in was soaked and the ink ran all over the pages. Tim was thinking about it when he remembered the spare pieces of leather that they had to plug leaks if needed. They used these to make a kind of shield around the helmsman, although it was very uncomfortable to steer. The waves quit swamping the boat now, and very seldom did one get in.
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Bell
More later!
Bell
In Freedom's Cause-Chapters 10-11
Chapter 10
Edward was coming with an army, so Wallace got ready to meet it. He would have won the battle of Farlkirk, but Comyn, one of the Scottish nobles, deserted at the critical moment and insured that the Scots would lose. After this defeat, Wallace decided to go to France. He was sure that if he stayed in Scotland, the nobles would never join him. But if he left, they might rally together to help Scotland.
11
Archie was now 23 years old, and was tall and strong. He helped Comyn, the new champion of Scotland, when called upon, but did not really like Comyn.
Comyn surrendered to England, and Archie realized that there was no hope unless Robert the Bruce could be persuaded to join Scotland's cause. He went to London dressed as an English middle-class person and persuaded Bruce that his duty rested with his country.
Bruce and Comyn had made an agreement about the division of land and kingship that left Comyn the more powerful, though Bruce had not realized that. Comyn now went and revealed it to the king of England, betraying Bruce. Flight was unavoidable, and Bruce could do nothing about it. He and Archie fled to Scotland, there to finish what Wallace had begun.
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Bell
Edward was coming with an army, so Wallace got ready to meet it. He would have won the battle of Farlkirk, but Comyn, one of the Scottish nobles, deserted at the critical moment and insured that the Scots would lose. After this defeat, Wallace decided to go to France. He was sure that if he stayed in Scotland, the nobles would never join him. But if he left, they might rally together to help Scotland.
11
Archie was now 23 years old, and was tall and strong. He helped Comyn, the new champion of Scotland, when called upon, but did not really like Comyn.
Comyn surrendered to England, and Archie realized that there was no hope unless Robert the Bruce could be persuaded to join Scotland's cause. He went to London dressed as an English middle-class person and persuaded Bruce that his duty rested with his country.
Bruce and Comyn had made an agreement about the division of land and kingship that left Comyn the more powerful, though Bruce had not realized that. Comyn now went and revealed it to the king of England, betraying Bruce. Flight was unavoidable, and Bruce could do nothing about it. He and Archie fled to Scotland, there to finish what Wallace had begun.
More soon!
Bell
Monday, January 6, 2014
Brendan Voyage
Brendan has her crew back after their winter break. The weather was calm at first, giving them time to remember lessons learned the last year and get back into the swing of things. They had bird visitors as well as human ones. Some fishermen stopped by and gave Brendan some of their catch.
But the good weather did not last forever. The bad weather struck, and the pack ice was not that far away. The winds were driving them towards the pack ice, the wrong direction for getting to North America. The stove stopped working, and the replacement parts didn't fit. Tim managed to make the stove work on one burner. Trondur caught seabirds often, so they had fresh meat.
The wind was still blowing them in the wrong direction, and they kept getting soaked by waves. They had to pump the boat out often or they would be waterlogged and the waves would sink them.
More soon!
Bell
But the good weather did not last forever. The bad weather struck, and the pack ice was not that far away. The winds were driving them towards the pack ice, the wrong direction for getting to North America. The stove stopped working, and the replacement parts didn't fit. Tim managed to make the stove work on one burner. Trondur caught seabirds often, so they had fresh meat.
The wind was still blowing them in the wrong direction, and they kept getting soaked by waves. They had to pump the boat out often or they would be waterlogged and the waves would sink them.
More soon!
Bell
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