There’s barely a couple of pages covering October 20 in ‘The Riddle of the Sands’, but somehow we’ve managed to create an information-packed podcast out of it. We include a bit of Roman history, obscure house numbering systems, spinnakers, gibs & what-not, a symphony composed for foghorns, a plate of wurst, more pipe-smoking *and* aContinue reading “The 19th Adventure Club Podcast: The Ems, Emden, Sail-Plans & Foghorns”
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Shopping in Kiel (Part 2): ‘cigars and many weird brands of sausage and tinned meats’
I imagine every sailor has at least one story about surviving on a single exotic and/or nightmarish foodstuff for days. My own tale of woe involves a seemingly endless supply of Batchelors savoury rice served every day for what seemed like weeks, as we drifted slowly across the Hebridean sea during a windless heatwave. I wasContinue reading “Shopping in Kiel (Part 2): ‘cigars and many weird brands of sausage and tinned meats’”
The 11th Adventure Club Podcast: boats, trains & Holsteiners
It’s October 3 and we’re being towed slowly down the Kiel Canal, preparing for our boating adventure in the Frisian sands, whilst staring out at the ‘vast plains of Holstein’. We explain the benefits of *pledging your support* to the Club at unbound.co.uk (01:22); Lloyd offers a reading recommendation – The Year of Reading DangerouslyContinue reading “The 11th Adventure Club Podcast: boats, trains & Holsteiners”
Raven Mixture revisited
A few weeks back, Lloyd carried out some important and detailed research into the ‘Raven Mixture’ tobacco mentioned early on in the novel. He even went as far as to acquire a pipe and pouch of the good stuff for us to sample. It was highly enjoyable, and I experienced what I can only callContinue reading “Raven Mixture revisited”
The 5th Adventure Club Podcast: Mainly About Sailing (and Tobacco)
This week, Lloyd (aka NotDavies) has disappeared on to the Continent, so Tim (NotCarruthers) is sailing solo. Luckily, we recorded a couple of discussions before Lloyd left, interviewed an experienced ocean sailer at a club in London, and also received some gripping material from several Adventure Club members. We discuss: the size of Carruthers’s luggageContinue reading “The 5th Adventure Club Podcast: Mainly About Sailing (and Tobacco)”
The 2nd Adventure Club Podcast: On Guns & Pipes
Since ‘The Riddle of the Sands‘ is so specific about dates, we’ve decided to tackle the book a day at a time. In this podcast, it’s all about September 24, in which Carruthers has the task of responding to the various requests in Davies’s letter (listen to last week’s episode for full details). Specifically, the task has beenContinue reading “The 2nd Adventure Club Podcast: On Guns & Pipes”
‘A pound of Raven mixture’
It’s quite a shopping list which Carruthers receives from Davies, a list which in itself is a thumbnail sketch of the single Edwardian gent. Nestled among it is a request for ‘a pound of Raven mixture’, with no further explanation given as to what this curious substance is. This is one of those moments when youContinue reading “‘A pound of Raven mixture’”
The Curiously Specific Book Club 