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Happy birthday Ron!

The edited logs of USS Yorktown , January 1901 to December 1902, Asian Waters, with three Journey Plotter maps, have been published. Very big thanks as usual to editor, mapmaker and publisher, Maikel, whose Yorktown edits now cover 1889 to 1902. :anchor: https://www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Yorktown/...

Glad to hear that you are feeling a little bit better, April.

It's not raining now. It's foggy. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc-V3eVMIUDSkrovrpCuHvSDIHes4N9AJRWv5RDzBoXkbhAV7Uy5LVOxWyH3yaXgcoNbM_MpcQCpHBenpgDTh_L7kmJe7bgzevM_mmIY2QlDvtnO5RJVT5CYktNNAYlDWUGzVHLmRo18ynrvY7nuAZ4bqQ=w838-h927-s-no?authuser=0 Calling all pedants! Vampires 'can' only ent...

Take it easy April. Get well soon.

The edited logs of USRC Bear, May to November 1890 and April to December 1891, with three Journey Plotter maps, have been published.
Many thanks to editor and mapmaker, Janet.

A romantic view of USC&GSS CP Patterson.

The edited logs of USC&GSS Carlile P Patterson , 1894-1895, US/Canadian West Coast and Alaskan waters, have been published, with three Journey Plotter maps. Our thanks, as usual, to editor Keith whose Patterson edits now span 1884 to 1895. :anchor: https://www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Patterson/U...

Happy birthday Dean!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc9Gr8Aeqgn206MHwTWpihTxhnXB-hkPYjYLMmnwAbeCYaKsAMafR5F3x7gr7bCTMHQp-Wb0gxMHt32onx-w1L7EfD298PB7hG_NXDbdn1ph3x3vBzIxJGfbk5poF_PDj6LMVWwcCVOYttuf5rYgXujvyA=w1481-h879-s-no?authuser=0 Here's another one, for good measure. Both made with free online image edito...

I created this slightly alarming picture in honour of Journey Plotter's 10th birthday. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_qVmdqlCYvOe0A2qfRN3zVT1BFA4qAAOMP0L0xonyDLcqD9bzluIXRVyf2ClVcAuRdPGjA2tc-obAbHdQsPPe0MvFFK1ZDs-XklWBLaktO0TzSd0Ns94eI43aEWwxcDEmZ1flqp8mAzUh3RlxOAdyQbw=w1560-h763-s-no?a...

Happy birthday to you, Stuart

a bit late

The edited logs of USS Jamestown , 1882-1883, Apprentice Training Ship ‒ San Francisco to Newport RI via Cape Horn, US Atlantic coast and West Indies, Newport RI to Portugal and return ‒ have been published, together with two Journey Plotter maps. Our thanks to editor Rosemary. :anchor: https://www....

There is a Bremen-registered sailing vessel, Freiburg, J Reitzenstein, Captain, listed for 1891-92. Built 1877.

https://archive.org/details/HECROS1892S ... q=Freiburg

The edited logs of USC&GSS Carlile P Patterson , January 1892 to December 1893, American West Coast and Alaskan Waters, have been published, together with four Journey Plotter maps. Our thanks to editor Keith. There is now available a decade's worth of Keith's edited logs of Carlile P Patterson....

6. Also the Mary Rose.

Today's new word, from among many created in Germany in response to the pandemic. What do you think a Schnutenpulli is? Literally it's a snout sweater - so a cosier word for mask.
Helen Julian, 2 March 2021

Missed by all.

I then had a nice 1 hr train trip. This station is in a Street that is a haven for train buffs. ( well sort of)
* What village was I in?

I'm guessing wildly that you were at Havenstreet.

And ... Slaughter "comes from old English 'Slohtre', which has nothing to do with killing things and means, simply, 'muddy place' ".