David Bianculli
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You don't round Cape Horn, right?
You don't round Cape Horn, right?
I do not round Cape Horn, and I hope I never do. It was rough enough as it was. Fair enough.
I do not round Cape Horn, and I hope I never do. It was rough enough as it was. Fair enough.
I do not round Cape Horn, and I hope I never do. It was rough enough as it was. Fair enough.
All right, well, let's get back to the wager. First of all, just how long does it take to round Cape Horn?
All right, well, let's get back to the wager. First of all, just how long does it take to round Cape Horn?
All right, well, let's get back to the wager. First of all, just how long does it take to round Cape Horn?
Well, they are struggling to get around it for months because every time they think they get around it, they don't. And the ships are breaking apart. Some of the ships end up turning back. So it takes weeks and weeks and weeks as they attempt to get around the horn.
Well, they are struggling to get around it for months because every time they think they get around it, they don't. And the ships are breaking apart. Some of the ships end up turning back. So it takes weeks and weeks and weeks as they attempt to get around the horn.
Well, they are struggling to get around it for months because every time they think they get around it, they don't. And the ships are breaking apart. Some of the ships end up turning back. So it takes weeks and weeks and weeks as they attempt to get around the horn.
But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.
But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.
But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.
Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.
Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.
Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.
And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?
And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?
And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?