Category Archives: Other Voices

How we shall count the days

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Six proven veterans, seasoned by the salt & experience of the Sea. The distance to… South Georgia is 700 miles, 700 miles of wintry sea, the most tempestuous zone of the oceans. The Caird is an excellent sailer, & guided … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to the James Caird

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“With a final wave of the hand, and three squawky cheers from us and the penguins, Sir Ernest and his crew set off on their perilous voyage. We watched them until they were out of sight, which was not long, … Continue reading →

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In the boat

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“There is a party of 6 going to Georgia in the Caird. The party includes: Sir Ernest Skipper Creen Macnish McCarthy Vincent.” — Harry McNeish

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Another planet

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“We were, in a world of our own, we had only ourselves to look to, and the world was as completely cut off from us as though we had come from another planet. I have experienced a good many strange … Continue reading →

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Blizzard life

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Skinning them with our already partially frostbitten hands was painful work, for to bare the hand for a very few minutes in such a blizzard means almost certain frost-bite. We sought such shelfter as we could find behind rocks and … Continue reading →

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Land

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The smiles and laughter, which caused cracked lips to bleed afresh, and the gleeful exclamations at the sight of two live seals on the beach made me think for a moment of that glittering hour of childhood when the door … Continue reading →

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One hundred and eight hours

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“We had now had one hundred and eight hours of toil, tumbling, freezing, and soaking, with little or no sleep. I think Sir Ernest, Wild, Greenstreet, and I could say that we had no sleep at all. Although it was … Continue reading →

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“Off his head”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“early discovered that I had no-one… except Shackleton who could be trusted at the tiller, and he was fully occupied by the general supervision of the fleet. I was at the tiller the whole time we were moving. “About 3am, … Continue reading →

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Dead Reckoning

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“…both [islands] exactly on the bearings I had said they would be; and Sir Ernest congratulates me on the accuracy of my navigation under circumstances of some difficulty and after 2 days of Dead Reckoning, while working in and out … Continue reading →

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An unforgettable day

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“It was for me, and I expect for all of us, an unforgettable day – the wind torn cloudy sky, great banks of cumulus with shafts of sunlight breaking through, the vast ocean with curling white horses… the Caird leaping … Continue reading →

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