tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post825113128199157306..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Veni, vidi, BeecheyRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-49472968256653179272017-09-13T17:08:46.570-07:002017-09-13T17:08:46.570-07:00Thanks, Shane, I hadn't known about that. Thou...Thanks, Shane, I hadn't known about that. Though I'll bet expedition commanders such as Belcher got better baths than mere captains!Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-38505381153558681412017-09-13T08:42:57.097-07:002017-09-13T08:42:57.097-07:00Great stuff Russell - interestingly Northumberland...Great stuff Russell - interestingly Northumberland House was not just a depot; Belcher stayed there briefly and recalled having a hot bath and breakfast by the fire - "Indeed, from the care and attention manifest in all the preparations for my comfort by Captain Kellett and Pullen, I feel satisfied that I enjoyed myself infinitely more, and in my own way, than if I had been tha t instant near Charing Cross".Shane McCorristinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-63105107614508436692017-09-12T15:42:24.128-07:002017-09-12T15:42:24.128-07:00Those four headstones are a compelling monument to...Those four headstones are a compelling monument to British sailors who braved the then-Final Frontier, the Arctic, to boldly go forth.Soloman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972686779984782545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-69909834784957760372017-09-12T15:13:24.873-07:002017-09-12T15:13:24.873-07:00Very cool Russell. Thanks as always for sharing.Very cool Russell. Thanks as always for sharing.dddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491239988367681390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-45576338718154716702017-09-12T15:12:58.628-07:002017-09-12T15:12:58.628-07:00Way cool Russell. Thanks as always..Way cool Russell. Thanks as always..dddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491239988367681390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-58573533360797947492017-09-12T10:35:54.948-07:002017-09-12T10:35:54.948-07:00Latest findings from Parks Canada regarding their ...Latest findings from Parks Canada regarding their Spring dive on HMS Terror:<br />http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/culture/franklin/mission2017/printemps-spring-2017Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com