this game is going to kill me or bring me back to life
when the hot ticket was arctic exploration they were sending boats full of the best and brightest and most distinguished the royal navy has to offer and meanwhile in antarctica from the belgica expedition onward it was one weird guy and a boat that sucked crewed by some freaks they found on the side of the road
Before and after the Winter Journey, 1911
Harry McNeish was a carpenter on Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition to Antarctica. He was also known as the caretaker of Mrs. Chippy, the cat that accompanied the men until the Endurance became trapped in pack ice.
To honor the brave kitty, the New Zealand Antarctic Society added a bronze statue of Mrs. Chippy to McNeish's grave in 2004, seen as she would usually lounge on his bed onboard the ship.
Do you ever wonder, how many books can be written about the exact same story, over and over again?
yep. but luckily when it comes to polar exploration, I can read books about the same story over and over again!
maxine • 23, she/her • polar exploration, the terror, sailing & art
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