To the Far Blue Mountains (1976)
“I swung over the side and dropped in beside him.
We pushed off. While we went ashore, Blue was to remain with the boat, hiding deep in the shadows.
"How far have we to go?" Jeremy asked.
"Almost an English mile," I said.
Suddenly, there was a heavy boom from seaward. Turning, aghast, we stared back toward the harbor entrance. Slowly but surely, a great ship was coming down the harbor ... and she flew the flag of England.
There was another boom, and the explosion of a shell scattered fragments a...nd flame aboard the Spanish ship nearest to her.
"Come ... we'll have to hurry now," I said, refusing to look back again, or turn my head. Blue left us ashore.
The sun was gone behind the hill, a cool wind blew along the waterfront, and we hurried, running and walking toward the street named on the order. A native had given us directions.
"You're going through with it?" Ring asked. "Why not? We delivered the timbers, and we need the money." "And if he will not pay?" Suddenly, before I could answer, there was an explosion within the town.MoreLess
We pushed off. While we went ashore, Blue was to remain with the boat, hiding deep in the shadows.
"How far have we to go?" Jeremy asked.
"Almost an English mile," I said.
Suddenly, there was a heavy boom from seaward. Turning, aghast, we stared back toward the harbor entrance. Slowly but surely, a great ship was coming down the harbor ... and she flew the flag of England.
There was another boom, and the explosion of a shell scattered fragments a...nd flame aboard the Spanish ship nearest to her.
"Come ... we'll have to hurry now," I said, refusing to look back again, or turn my head. Blue left us ashore.
The sun was gone behind the hill, a cool wind blew along the waterfront, and we hurried, running and walking toward the street named on the order. A native had given us directions.
"You're going through with it?" Ring asked. "Why not? We delivered the timbers, and we need the money." "And if he will not pay?" Suddenly, before I could answer, there was an explosion within the town.MoreLess
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Guest 2 years ago
Many bronze artifacts from the time of King Solomon, 10th cent BCE have been foundand when analysed , contained Cornish tin. Of course Cornish tin was traded all over Europe then, so wherever Tarshish was ( supposedly in Spain) the tin was most likely from there originally from Cornwall.
Guest 2 years ago
How could Timur have made pyramids of skulls. That sounds nonsense and legendry. He could have made pyramids of HEADS. Far more believable and likely...He certainly did not wait around for a year or two for them to become skulls, or have trained vultures hanging around. Maybe he returned to those areas and by that time the bodies and heads had become skeletons and skulls.........Maybe....?
Guest 2 years ago
Ships did NOT steer with wheels then, Not for another150 yeqrs .They used a longstaff or tiller depending on the size of the ship. the fluyt would have had a tiller.Write Review:
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