Doug,
Excellent link! I thoroughly enjoyed the Frozen Echo. However the reviewer didn't mention much about the Cod Wars and how the fish was preserved for transport back to England. One method, called 'stockfish' [en.wikipedia.org] was air dried. This would take several days/weeks and not be very practical on the small fishing boats. Thus a shore base would be required with a staff to dress the fresh fish, place the meat on drying racks and protect it from predators. Good employment opportunity for people adapted to the climate.

I know you don't think much of Farley Mowat but his West Viking has a lot of info gleaned from the Sagas of other Norse explorations of North America [www.amazon.com].

"The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil"

-- Sheikh Zaki Yamani



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