{"id":19794,"date":"2022-06-22T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=19794"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:08:49","slug":"the-endurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/the-endurance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not sure if many had seen the news about this particular event.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

But, they found the Endurance.\u00a0 And it’s amazing!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Endurance<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

And there was no way we could pass this moment without a Sylum Snippet<\/span><\/p>\n

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It had been a very long journey,<\/p>\n

Much speculation.\u00a0 Calculations.\u00a0 And sheer dumb luck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pretty much how the first expedition went down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shackleton stood on the deck of the ice cutter glancing over the ocean of ice.\u00a0 \u00a0Max was settled next to his leg, feeling his anxiety.\u00a0 “You want to go run don’t you?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Don’t encourage him.”\u00a0 Jerry chuckled sliding next to his Mate.\u00a0 “Though it does look like fun.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Both of you are insane.”\u00a0 Ernest shook his head.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry just gave him a look.\u00a0 “Sure honey.\u00a0 We’re the crazy ones.\u00a0 Where’s Hurley I’m sure he would have a few things to say.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“He’s Mated to a Crab Fisherman.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry glanced down the deck to see Hurley taking photos, while James was holding onto his belt so he wouldn’t fall over the side.\u00a0 “Never mind he’s as insane as you are.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sir.”\u00a0 One of the scientists came onto the deck.\u00a0 “You’ll want to see this.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Shackleton followed the young man down below where all the equipment was stored.\u00a0 \u00a0When he had heard there was an expedition to find the Endurance, he made sure to get himself involved.\u00a0 \u00a0For the past few years, they had come down to the Antarctic in search of the doomed ship.\u00a0 \u00a0He had made sure the team of scientist were fully funded, and could continue on their search without worry about grants or trying to raise funds.\u00a0 \u00a0It really hadn’t shocked him, how many people either didn’t know about his expedition more concerned with Scott’s or didn’t care.\u00a0 So many had argued it was a waste of time and money, that no one cared about some stupid ship.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Ah Ernest, just in time.\u00a0 Since you’ve put so much time and have supported us.\u00a0 We figured you deserved to be here to see this.”\u00a0 \u00a0The leader of the expedition smiled at him as he clicked on the over heard monitor.\u00a0 “We found her.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shackleton stared at the hull of his ship.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There she was, looking just as he left her all those years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was suddenly overwhelming.\u00a0 \u00a0He hit his knees, tears flowing down his cheeks.\u00a0 He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.\u00a0 She was still beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sir?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Ernest.”\u00a0 Jerry settled next to his Mate, taking his hand as Max wiggled to get between them and lick Shackleton’s face.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

“Damn it they actually did it.”\u00a0 Hurley stared at the monitor in shock.\u00a0 “Shit she looks intacted.\u00a0 I mean fully, like went under the ice yesterday.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The lead got up from his seat, a bit concerned over the guests reaction.\u00a0 \u00a0He knew they were dedicated to finding the Endurance, and suspected they had connection to the ship, but never asked.\u00a0 “Is everything alright?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Ernest stood up, gave the head scientist a small smile.\u00a0 “Let me introduce myself.\u00a0 My name is Ernest Shackleton.\u00a0 This is my friend and photographer Frank Hurley.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He glanced to the monitor, then back at the two men.\u00a0 “Oh you’ve got to tell me everything.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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