Antarctica (2012)
“Jack announced.
Off the starboard hull, he could see the port of Buenos Aires slowly come into sight. The sun was strong, raising a sweat on his brow.
The men were rambunctious today. Packing their bags, singing, bragging about the women they intended to meet in port, barely paying him mind.
Jack didn’t blame them. The trip to South America had been a disaster. Half the men had been flattened by gastrointestinal sickness near Panama, and Captain Barth had worked the rest to the bone. Having thr...ee boys aboard hadn’t helped matters. Andrew had been trying hard but was only getting in people’s way, Colin had remained sullen and reluctant, and Philip was deadweight. Putney had lied badly about the boy’s age and experience; he was a landlubber, sixteen or seventeen years old at most, and the men hated him. Everyone had been exhausted and short-tempered—and now they believed the trip was over. Of course they were excited.
Captain Barth stepped onto the makeshift lectern, a tackle box, beside Jack.MoreLess
Off the starboard hull, he could see the port of Buenos Aires slowly come into sight. The sun was strong, raising a sweat on his brow.
The men were rambunctious today. Packing their bags, singing, bragging about the women they intended to meet in port, barely paying him mind.
Jack didn’t blame them. The trip to South America had been a disaster. Half the men had been flattened by gastrointestinal sickness near Panama, and Captain Barth had worked the rest to the bone. Having thr...ee boys aboard hadn’t helped matters. Andrew had been trying hard but was only getting in people’s way, Colin had remained sullen and reluctant, and Philip was deadweight. Putney had lied badly about the boy’s age and experience; he was a landlubber, sixteen or seventeen years old at most, and the men hated him. Everyone had been exhausted and short-tempered—and now they believed the trip was over. Of course they were excited.
Captain Barth stepped onto the makeshift lectern, a tackle box, beside Jack.MoreLess
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