We had a run out on Saturday. We went shopping in Tralee and then we stopped in Annascaul.
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They made them tough in those days.
ReplyDeleteDidn't they just JayCee? What an hero.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to go to the pole even with modern equipment. Theirs was primitive.
ReplyDeleteA wing and a prayer kind of equipment Tasker.
DeleteI had never heard of Tom Crean until you highlighted him here. What a life he led!
ReplyDeleteApparently YP the cows got into his father's potatoes patch and Tom and his dad had words and Tom joined the Royal Navy and became a legend.
DeleteYears ago I listened to a reading on tape of the Shackleton story and cried when it came to the rescue. The physical toughness of the men and their mental bravery was really something else. And to think, having been to the Antarctic once, many went back for more! We went to a Shackleton exhibition in London years ago, husband being a history nerd. The clothing and equipment was all so basic and heavy, nothing like today's kit. It really puts modern living into perspective.
ReplyDeleteHi Veg Artist. Doesn't it just? Mental strength is sometimes equal to physical strength. What amazing explorers and navigators.
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