Finally a change for the crew! Instead of trying to survive on the floe the men found a break in the ice and took to the boats. The men wanted to find land, and it was sort of close by. However they had no control of the currents and the winds. The ocean currents and the wind still impacted how far they could travel even when they were on the boats rowing. It would take the crew extreme dedication if they were ever to get out of the icy ocean setting they were trapped in. When they finally got out of the ice and into the open sea, “It was a welcome sight after more than a year of looking at nothing but ice.” (Lansing147). I could not help but to think about the sport of rowing or crew when I was reading this section of the book. I know it is not the same but I could not stop picturing the crew of the endurance being on a true rowing team especially after reading, “The sound of their voices chanting, ‘stroke…stroke…stroke…’’’ (141). If you do not know the seriousness of the sport check out this video.
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