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Bear’s Diary

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A Bear’s Diary – Part 23

26th May 2019 Tachybaptus 4480 Comments

November 15th, 1810. We have just crossed the Equator. Only one sailor on board, Misha, has been in the southern hemisphere before. He told us that it is customary for those who ‘cross the line’ [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 22

19th May 2019 Tachybaptus 2260 Comments

October 12th, 1810 (September 30th O.S.). We sail on, occupied by many small repairs necessary after the storm. Damaged blocks have to be replaced, and lashings that have worked loose need remaking. Yet all in [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 21

12th May 2019 Tachybaptus 2316 Comments

August 28th, 1810 (August 16th O.S.). Finally we are through the strait between Asia and America. After our long sojourn in a region where the chart shows only pictures of sea monsters, we are again [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 20

5th May 2019 Tachybaptus 3612 Comments

June 13th, 1810 (June 1st O.S.). We have left Novaya Zemlya, to general relief, and are sailing down the west side of the island to resume our eastward course. No one enjoyed our sojourn in [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 19

28th April 2019 Tachybaptus 2424 Comments

March 29th, 1810 (March 17th O.S.). We have good news brought by one of the Count’s agents returning from St Petersburg. A suitable ship has been found and purchased, and is now on her long [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 18

21st April 2019 Tachybaptus 1667 Comments

December 22nd, 1809 (December 10th O.S.). Count Bagarov has taken Fred’s advice about using a bomb ship to penetrate the North-East Passage, and has sent one of his agents to St Petersburg to try to [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 17

14th April 2019 Tachybaptus 2250 Comments

November 21st, 1809 (November 9th O.S.). Count Bagarov was delighted by our reception by the Tsar. From an obscure minor courtier lurking in the corners of the state rooms of the Winter Palace, he has [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 16

7th April 2019 Tachybaptus 2527 Comments

November 16th, 1809 (November 4th O.S). This morning a gorgeously attired equerry from the palace cantered up to our tumbledown shack on a shining black horse to deliver a wafer of thick cream-coloured pasteboard with [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 15

31st March 2019 Tachybaptus 2878 Comments

October 24th, 1809. We are at Romford in Essex, after a circuitous journey to throw pursuers off the scent. Our coaches crossed London Bridge as if bound for Dover, but instead we soon left the [more…]

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