Iain continues to make a good recovery from his fall in the house 5 weeks ago. He has one more week to go, well actually 10 days, and then he gets fitted with a brace and should be able to come home. Having been stuck in bed for 5 weeks "of detention" he will be weak but should get his muscle tone and size back through normal activity.
Meanwhile here is a video that Bob and Kate sent me. It is so funny and so true-to-life!
The video is entitled They Should Have Asked My Husband. It is a poem recited by Pam Ayres, an English lady who has been entertaining people with her poetry recitations for 35 years.
Click on this link:
Being an Authority in All Things, Iain is set to become an expert on Sir Francis Drake's voyages. Derek F. gave him a most interesting book about Drake's visit to the west coast of British Columbia. And this was in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. More of this anon.
The map below illustrates the current thinking, i.e. he only got part way up the west coast of North America. Why did this fact never come down to us in our history lessons? The story is in this book. (I will get the name when I visit tomorrow.) Actually I think he made it up farther north than I have shown by the yellow arrow. But for now, this shows he made it north of the 49th parallel. Again I will have to clarify this.
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Sir Francis Drake, oil on panel, after an engraving attributed to Jodocus Hondius, c. 1583; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Archivio I.G.D.A./© DeA Picture Library
Map: www.britannica.com
The map below illustrates the current thinking, i.e. he only got part way up the west coast of North America. Why did this fact never come down to us in our history lessons? The story is in this book. (I will get the name when I visit tomorrow.) Actually I think he made it up farther north than I have shown by the yellow arrow. But for now, this shows he made it north of the 49th parallel. Again I will have to clarify this.
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Sir Francis Drake, oil on panel, after an engraving attributed to Jodocus Hondius, c. 1583; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Archivio I.G.D.A./© DeA Picture Library
1 comment:
Hi, Just noticed your question on vagabonde's blog. The galleon you see in the photo (called Neptune) is an accurate replica built for the film "Pirates" (directed by Roman Polanski in 1986) in Tunisia. It is currently a tourist attraction in the port of Genoa, where its interior can be visited for a 5 euro entry fee. Ciao. Antonella
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