And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Longship
Sailing from Norway, to Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland - just like the Vikings did a 1000 years ago, and into the St Lawrence Seaway, trough the locks and into the Great Lakes. Building the Draken
Sailing the Draken in Newfoundland Sea, with icebergs.
There is a diesel engine below decks, mandated by Norway's marine safety regs. The Matthew re-enacted John Cabot's voyage in 1997, with no internal combustion cheating.
The construction video was fascinating. An awful lot of skilled labor went into that project. Seeing it afloat makes me appreciate the achievements of Norse raiders. Imagine the motivation, hardiness and spirit required for their forays.
Some great footage in the last vid. I would love to have that experience to talk about.
ReplyDeleteBrave souls, they were!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite an adventure: construction through sailing. It's something worthy of a "life's work" when you take it all in. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteThere is a diesel engine below decks, mandated by Norway's marine safety regs. The Matthew re-enacted John Cabot's voyage in 1997, with no internal combustion cheating.
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Al_in_Ottawa
The construction video was fascinating. An awful lot of skilled labor went into that project.
ReplyDeleteSeeing it afloat makes me appreciate the achievements of Norse raiders. Imagine the motivation, hardiness and spirit required for their forays.
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More construction tech here:
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And here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX5VXk6GPwY
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