The cover story for all the activity around the strange island of Memmert is readily given by Von Brüning: they’re after a wreck. ‘I don’t wonder you heard of it. It’s one of the few things folk have to talk about in these parts. It lies on Juister Riff, a shoal off Juist. She wasContinue reading ““Isn’t there the wreck of a treasure-ship somewhere farther west?””
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‘they’re born with predatory instincts’
On October 19, while putting over his cover story about an old wreck and buried treasure, Von Brüning gets a little bit snooty about the local Frisians, claiming they have ‘a weakness for plunder’. He more or less describes them as pirates. Imagine my surprise to find that for hundreds of years that is pretty muchContinue reading “‘they’re born with predatory instincts’”
The 18th Adventure Club Podcast: Bensersiel, Wrecks & Kümmel
There’s a lot of information to take in as Carruthers, Davies and von Brüning size each other up over coffee and Kümmel in a cafe in Bensersiel on October 19. Since most of their talk centres around wrecks and wrecking, that’s exactly what our talk turns to in this week’s podcast. First up we reveal ourContinue reading “The 18th Adventure Club Podcast: Bensersiel, Wrecks & Kümmel”
The Curiously Specific Book Club 