![]() They make home on another floe dubbed “Patience Camp”, but then are forced to the boats and the open sea once more. ![]() ![]() They’ve eaten their dogs and have attempted to fill their stores with seal meat, and they’ve reached the desperate point where the 28 men are forced to drag their three life boats in search of land. This, however, is only the beginning of their woes, for the ice eventually destroys and sinks their ship, and they are forced to endure the harsh Antarctic winter in what they dub “Ocean Camp.”Īfter enduring that season, they realize that the ice is slowly breaking loose. When their ship, the Endurance, gets locked in the ice of the Antarctic Sea, the men are forced to winter in the world’s most inhospitable region, upon the ice floes of the Weddell Sea. This true tale of survival follows captain Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew through their failed plan to cross the Antarctic on foot. While it may have been wise to save this book for the colder months, I for one was happy to chip away at this most incredible of adventure stories little by little through the hot Midwestern summer. ![]() We’ve crested the mid-point of our Siblings’ Book Club list for 2020. ![]()
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