Oh. My. Gosh.
Talk about bravery! Folks “back then” were fearless in their limited knowledge. But were would we be without their courage?
Howya! I was wondering what you were up to.
I believe that limited knowledge creates fearlessness.
There are things i wouldn't dream of doing now, that some years ago would have been an absolute ‘must do’.
Older, collected more data, engages the OHHAah filter.
The Brendan Voyages are a case in point.
Faith overcame St Brendan's fear. If he had had modern charts he would have built a bigger boat.
But still gone on the adventure.
The Guy who recreated the voyage in the 1970s (Tim Severen?) openly admits that they where scared for most of the crossing.
..were would we be without their courage?
Still playing bowls on Plymouth hoe.