The men finally hit the waters when survival on the floe was
out of the question. This began an
extremely dangerous leg of their journey.
A new water-specific danger surfaced, quite literally. Whales were all around them. Camping options were few and far between and
one of their first attempts after leaving Patience
Camp and their first attempt landed one of their men in the icy waters
after a crack split right under his tent.
Things did not get easier from here.
In fact, Shackleton eventually let the men know that there would not be
any more camping after how futile their attempts were after leaving Patience Camp.
Originally, they planned to set their course for Clarence or
Elephant Island (which is where they ended up), but the conditions changed and
they did set sail for King George Island and then on to Deception Island. Deception Island was thought to be a good
goal because there would supposedly be supplies and food there. Even these plans were disrupted by the
unpredictable weather and other variables affecting their course. They had to fight hard after getting caught
in a current that took them much further east than they should have been. After even more set-backs, they again looked
to Elephant Island as a possible destination.
Without the option to camp, the men lived in the boats which
was a challenging experience. There was
no cover from the elements and the water that splashed into the vessels soaked
them. Their felt boots kept their feat
soaked in icy water for extended periods of time. Blackboro, the young man who had stowed away
on the Endurance was wearing leather
boots and complained that he could no longer feel his feet after several hours. Hudson was developing an intense pain in his
butt as well as frostbite in his hands.
They were overcome by thirst and hunger.
Just as Elephant Island became an attainable goal, the boats
were separated. The Docker disappeared. The men
in the Caird and Wills lit a candle at night so that the Docker may see them. When
they approached the island they found it difficult to locate an appropriate and
safe point to bring the boats to shore.
The Caird and Wills searched the shore as the Docker was also looking for
landing. Both groups were unaware of the
other’s proximity to the island. Luck
was on their side – their searches for safe landing brought them back together,
an astonishingly fortunate turn of events.
The two groups made for the best available spot to bring the
boats in and then they made for land.
Blackboro, whose feet had been declared “dead” at this point was brought
onto land. Actually, Blackboro was the
first man on the island. This was a move
planned by Shackleton to try to raise his spirits, which makes sense given
Shackleton’s fear of the men losing their optimism and drive to forge
forward. They had finally hit land and
were ready to make camp without the worry that the ground beneath them might
split into two allowing the waters to engulf them. This was a good day, although the men were
sick, tired, and hungry, they were as happy as they could be in their
situation.
In this section, motivation cannot be described. It was an necessity. To have been unmotivated when those oars
struck the waters could have meant a cold and wet ending for these men who had
already fought mother nature herself to survive. This part of the journey was one of pure
survival – no rest; no certainty; and, no guarantees.
I like how you explain the section chapter by chapter, not just the main idea of the section. Very in depth.
ReplyDeleteI also want to comment on how well written this post is. When I read this I felt like you were explaining it almost as if you lived it yourself. This section was definitely intense!
ReplyDeleteThis was an awesome summary of section four. I completely agree with you when you said that motivation was a necessity in this chapter. There was definitely no way those men would have survived without it.
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