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19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 27

23rd June 2019 Tachybaptus 3644 Comments

April 24th, 1811. Our wanderings have brought us to Trinidad, the largest and almost the easternmost of the chain of islands which dot the edge of the Caribbean Sea. Skirting the western edge of the [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 26

16th June 2019 Tachybaptus 4322 Comments

February 22nd, 1811. Late last night, as we were heading north-west in a moderate wind, a tremendous grinding crash threw the whole ship askew, and we found ourselves drifting with the sails flapping dangerously, threatening [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 25

9th June 2019 Tachybaptus 2036 Comments

December 25th, 1810. We celebrate our first Christmas at sea – or at least, the English humans and bears of our party do, for the Russian crew prefer to wait until their laggard calendar produces [more…]

19th Century

A Bear’s Diary – Part 24

2nd June 2019 Tachybaptus 2301 Comments

December 1st, 1810. We have crossed the Equator again, in the opposite direction. Our polar bears Boris and Beaivi must be the first of their kind to have ventured into the Southern Hemisphere, if only [more…]

19th Century

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…]

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