"Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.
Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada's head of underwater archaeology, said the HMS INVESTIGATOR, abandoned in the ice in 1853, was found in shallow water in Mercy Bay along the northern coast of Banks Island in Canada's western Arctic.
"The ship is standing upright in very good condition. It's standing in about 11 meters (36 feet) of water," he said. "This is definitely of the utmost importance. This is the ship that sailed the last leg of the Northwest Passage."
LINK TO THIS BREAKING STORY - and the story about the route across the sea!
7/20/10
ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY ...
This is an old resort that got quite an upgrade in recent years... and a favorite of many east-coasters who hit the beach for a vacation. I don't think there is an old fashioned BOARD WALK (WALKWAY MADE OF BOARDS) anymore... and I love(d) those....
7/17/10
7/14/10
PAGE OF MERMAIDS #2
We imagine being able to swim for miles without any special gear! Is this impossible or is there something to the AQUATIC APE THEORY?
7/10/10
7/4/10
4th of JULY HOLIDAY UNITED STATES
We are officially into SUMMER here and the 4th of July is our most patriotic holiday. We the people of the United States need to think about our ecology and how we can as individuals have impact on a problem that's been getting worse for years, and is now even more horrible because of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico... WATER as we know travels all around the world, making this spill a WORLD WIDE ISSUE!
7/2/10
AMY LOWELL POETRY SEA SHELL
Sea Shell
by Amy Lowell
Sea Shell, Sea Shell,
Sing me a song, O Please!
A song of ships, and sailor men,
And parrots, and tropical trees,
Of islands lost in the Spanish Main
Which no man ever may find again,
Of fishes and corals under the waves,
And seahorses stabled in great green caves.
Sea Shell, Sea Shell,
Sing of the things you know so well.
by Amy Lowell
Sea Shell, Sea Shell,
Sing me a song, O Please!
A song of ships, and sailor men,
And parrots, and tropical trees,
Of islands lost in the Spanish Main
Which no man ever may find again,
Of fishes and corals under the waves,
And seahorses stabled in great green caves.
Sea Shell, Sea Shell,
Sing of the things you know so well.
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