Saturday, 1 July 2017
quote [ If three shipwrecked English sailors really did travel by foot from Florida to Nova Scotia in 1569 then it would certainly count as one of the most remarkable walks undertaken in recorded history. Although the account's more fantastical elements, such as the sighting of elephants, have spurred many to consign it to the fiction department, John Toohey argues for a second look. ]
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damnit said @ 2:18am GMT on 1st Jul
Probably a Big Fish sort of account.
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cb361 said @ 1:00pm GMT on 1st Jul
Tldr: Some of what he said might be historically informative, but if so we don't know which bits.
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And I would walk 500 more