tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5090766667936718637..comments2024-03-28T16:26:35.679-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Settlement at Number 4OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3756922268557802662021-05-20T15:07:56.162-07:002021-05-20T15:07:56.162-07:00👍👍OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79789121365614298652021-05-20T13:49:36.904-07:002021-05-20T13:49:36.904-07:00Bears are best to be avoided... unless you're ...Bears are best to be avoided... unless you're hungrier than they are, and even then with caution.Dakota Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59691297943236972922021-05-20T13:28:59.583-07:002021-05-20T13:28:59.583-07:00All good questions, which will probably be answere...All good questions, which will probably be answered in time. Bear with me.<br /><br />(Bears? No one said anything about bears!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89094111186492291792021-05-20T13:24:28.926-07:002021-05-20T13:24:28.926-07:00I google mapped it out the other day, followed the...I google mapped it out the other day, followed the river up into Canada (I have a love for maps) Couldn't quite figure out where they were. Then you mentioned Lunenburg and I found that west of the river in Vermont. Then you threw me for a loop with Walpole which is almost half a state further south. Now I think I have my bearings. I have to ask, How did the brothers get so far south in "hostile" territory? And were they trapping, hunting, trading? why were they there? A Nuke has to ask these things... Sorry if I'm being a pain.Dakota Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41392554900719834532021-05-20T05:08:59.097-07:002021-05-20T05:08:59.097-07:00A map is a splendid idea. I'm on it!A map is a splendid idea. I'm on it!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56633588152048900102021-05-19T20:41:00.712-07:002021-05-19T20:41:00.712-07:00Another character emerges. Very suspenseful.
Ma...Another character emerges. Very suspenseful.<br /><br />Maps, gotta have maps for the readers to get oriented. The brothers and natives know where they are, but we are sorta unsure. Even one with modern places shown might be good- as in "Jeez, I never knew anything happened around here" or that different Indian tribes and French and English all wandered this way."<br />Maybe a map from one of the Kenneth Roberts books is now public domain, and close enough?<br />I know a (very) little about the Connecticut River from Windsor south, but not north.<br />JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63993564268777005502021-05-19T16:18:35.054-07:002021-05-19T16:18:35.054-07:00The thing I loved most about kayaking was the clos...The thing I loved most about kayaking was the closeness to the water, felt part of it all.<br /><br />Enjoy the trip with your grands!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84458200545655149762021-05-19T14:25:39.822-07:002021-05-19T14:25:39.822-07:00An outstanding start to a really good American his...An outstanding start to a really good American history historical novel Sarge - For me , I believe this effort will be a more enjoyable read than the WW II historical novel. looking forward to several months of great reading. As a two tour Nam vet I limit my reading & watching of war stories & movies. My wife and I have enjoyed camping & kayaking- we usually planned our vacations around those opportunities, Now at our age the camping component has waned - I had just begun introducing our grand kids to kayaking before Covid 19 hit - I have a short day trip scheduled in two weeks with two of the grands, looking forward to getting back into it as its restful and the best way to enjoy nature near the water. <br /> Franklin Souzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632873236472985600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79934296338946496982021-05-19T11:08:45.974-07:002021-05-19T11:08:45.974-07:00Argh! How did that nasty space get in there? (Fixe...Argh! How did that nasty space get in there? (Fixed it.)<br /><br />Getting in and out of a canoe (or kayak) isn't as easy as it might seem, at least not while maintaining one's dignity.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53075826162550408772021-05-19T11:05:56.531-07:002021-05-19T11:05:56.531-07:00I still refer to the other side of the Bay as the ...I still refer to the other side of the Bay as the "Wild West." OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67526077869468945052021-05-19T10:19:57.307-07:002021-05-19T10:19:57.307-07:00I like the suspense you can deliver. BTW, in the f...I like the suspense you can deliver. BTW, in the first paragraph, I believe that "nightfall" is one word, not two.<br />Paddling looks like fun. We see a lot of them around the river and sloughs nearby. I'd like to try it, but I find myself unable to get up off the ground with dignity when the paddling is done. And that seems to be the way you do it around here.LtFuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284607259168159651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31783442694856720522021-05-19T09:58:54.389-07:002021-05-19T09:58:54.389-07:00To some of us in the State of Rhode Island and Pr...To some of us in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations the West begins at the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay. In days of yore that was the boundary between the Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples. Old GunsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690195704568635237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29561472801758197492021-05-19T09:26:38.249-07:002021-05-19T09:26:38.249-07:00I've done some paddling, both canoe and kayak,...I've done some paddling, both canoe and kayak, a long, long time ago.<br /><br />Thanks Beans!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74982627219921009302021-05-19T09:24:46.385-07:002021-05-19T09:24:46.385-07:00Back in those days the "West" was Ohio/w...Back in those days the "West" was Ohio/western Pennsylvania/western New York etc.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66850699836302633042021-05-19T09:20:39.587-07:002021-05-19T09:20:39.587-07:00Yup, another great canoeing story. I take it you&...Yup, another great canoeing story. I take it you've done some paddling here or there?<br /><br />And it's just like a surprised bunch to over-estimate the surprising bunch. <br /><br />Great story already. Some hope, a lot of fear, just like it was back then for everyone.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22764880925053847402021-05-19T09:18:46.712-07:002021-05-19T09:18:46.712-07:00At the time, that was "The West." Weird...At the time, that was "The West." Weird. We so think of "West" as, at least starting near the Mississippi, but...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9975029875671447302021-05-19T06:01:18.203-07:002021-05-19T06:01:18.203-07:00One of the more pleasant things I experience when ...One of the more pleasant things I experience when I travel home is that it's much quieter there at night than it is in Little Rhody.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73091311903714227282021-05-19T06:00:22.105-07:002021-05-19T06:00:22.105-07:00I like time traveling.I like time traveling.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30294927722236255642021-05-19T06:00:05.886-07:002021-05-19T06:00:05.886-07:00I figured I'd start in my homeland, things wil...I figured I'd start in my homeland, things will move further west, but not for a while yet.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54828328405119491192021-05-19T05:23:51.010-07:002021-05-19T05:23:51.010-07:00We have become so used to noise and light and acti...We have become so used to noise and light and activity at night in Western Civilization we forget how different the real world is. Thanks Sarge.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-113345400952946322021-05-19T05:15:01.976-07:002021-05-19T05:15:01.976-07:00Had to pull up google maps to "cage my gyro&q...Had to pull up google maps to "cage my gyro" on where this story is taking place. For some reason I was thinking further west.Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41687362677549209122021-05-19T03:56:30.291-07:002021-05-19T03:56:30.291-07:00For a few minutes each day I get to be elsewhere, ...For a few minutes each day I get to be elsewhere, in another time and another part of the country, thanks Sarge, not too shabby!Nylon12noreply@blogger.com