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Only another eleventy thousand or so similar shipwrecks to go...

Cadiz is of course Europe's oldest city. Years ago I read 8th century BC but a quick check on Wikipedia suggests even older. But as article suggests remains are rare. There are some bits and pieces, a few foundations but not a wow! for the museums.( Lots more Roman stuff there.)

I can't look at sunken wrecks as they give me the heeby jeebies. Anything to do with the Titanic I just avoid *shudders*

 

Quote from: skb777 on December 25, 2024, 11:47:37 AMI can't look at sunken wrecks as they give me the heeby jeebies. Anything to do with the Titanic I just avoid *shudders*

Been in a force 10 above Iceland. Frankly the effort of doing things prevents any thought of sinking, I was only just about OK sea sickness wise but many others really suffered. Interestingly a number of the South East Asian crew made a beeline to the church in Akureryri to thank for for their deliverance, one of them who we knew from previous voyages said he had been on the ship for nearly ten years but it was the worst storm he had known.

I once came up the Pentland Firth on a ferry in a storm around Orkney. It was so bad they brought us through Scapa and south rather than down the west side of Hoy
Me and another guy were as far forward as we could get, and as high up as passengers were allowed, and it was so amazing we weren't sick
Talking to one officer as we left over half the crew were hit by sea sickness
Actually stark terror is perhaps the best preventative 

I once crossed the Aegean in a gale and the small ferry ship we were on was being tossed about like some Greek God's plaything 

Quote from: Ian61 on December 25, 2024, 12:58:12 PM

Quote from: skb777 on December 25, 2024, 11:47:37 AMI can't look at sunken wrecks as they give me the heeby jeebies. Anything to do with the Titanic I just avoid *shudders*

Been in a force 10 above Iceland. Frankly the effort of doing things prevents any thought of sinking, I was only just about OK sea sickness wise but many others really suffered. Interestingly a number of the South East Asian crew made a beeline to the church in Akureryri to thank for for their deliverance, one of them who we knew from previous voyages said he had been on the ship for nearly ten years but it was the worst storm he had known.

I have no problem with boats above the water, I just can't look at pictures of them underneath it or even worse half poking out.

Jaws has alot to answer for