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Outdoor Activities => Other => Topic started by: 666_pack on July 23, 2009

Title: some light reading
Post by: 666_pack on July 23, 2009

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=h-daAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=0'+20%22+N++6'+44%22+E&source=bl&ots=8SzuSgFZsC&sig=leEyhvsUAr_26107fiuq7JhOsdk&hl=en&ei=JlFoSp_WApnKjAeTtaCqCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
I found this while trying to cheat at the quiz.
Just change the page no to 1 and away you go. Might give us some inspiration
Something to while away the rainy nights. ;D

Title: Re: some light reading
Post by: RedLeader on July 23, 2009

Thats really cool. The world really was more exciting before it was digitally mapped and put on the internet!

Title: Re: some light reading
Post by: 666_pack on July 23, 2009

Yeah no google maps/earth, gps for those guys. Those were real adventures.

I can remember hearing a story about an expedition to cross the antartic. They would only bring enough rations for 3/4 of the trip, the reason being that once they got so far the could afford to eat some of the dogs!

Balls like bengali tigers.