A Whale of Tale! (shiver)

Ahoy Deathlings!

Today we bring you a tale that cashes in on so many of our greatest fears:

Cannibalism

Your ship sinking

Starvation/dehydration 

"Survivor" But Make it Maybe/Probably Racist

Whales

OK, maybe that last one is one of MY greatest fears, but if you were in wee a lil' boat on the great big ocean and you glanced down and saw THIS:

You tell me you wouldn't question your life choices. 

(Yes, yes I know that this picture is "unproven" according to Snopes, but STILL.) 

You may also be asking, "Caitlin, we get it, you fear the whales. So...why do they keep popping up in your videos?"

Sigh. Because I'm a sucker for a good story. 

I picked up Nathaniel Philbrick's riveting book, In the Heart of the Sea while I was traveling. I'd read Moby Dick, so I figured I could hang with the Essex. And while yes, I knew I was signing up for a WHALE OF A TALE, the story was SO much more than I expected – so much WORSE to be exact. 

Of course we had to make a video. 

And the rest is maritime video history! 

I hope you "enjoy" this episode. If nothing else, feast your eyes on the editing and graphics job Landis did with this one. Our longest video to date, nary a day went by for the last three months that Landis did not sit with the crew of the Essex. When he finally finished editing it, he feasted on hard tack. I'm not kidding. 

Take care of yourselves, deathlings! May this deathy whale content be a worthy diversion. 

From an appropriate distance, 

Caitlin 

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