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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2026 · 19 MIN

The Riddle of the Sands Chapter 4 - Retrospect

from The Riddle of the Sands · host Erskine Childers

In which the narrator awakens aboard the Dulcibella anchored at the mouth of a fiord, and Davies recounts the perils and peculiarities of their earlier journey through the intricate and sand-ridden Frisian Islands, with navigational challenges aplenty. The evening concludes with a contemplative conversation on the pleasures and hardships of sailing these remote waters, inviting reflections on weather, scenery, and the solitary nature of such a cruise.

In which the narrator awakens aboard the Dulcibella anchored at the mouth of a fiord, and Davies recounts the perils and peculiarities of their earlier journey through the intricate and sand-ridden Frisian Islands, with navigational challenges aplenty. The evening concludes with a contemplative conversation on the pleasures and hardships of sailing these remote waters, inviting reflections on weather, scenery, and the solitary nature of such a cruise.

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In which the narrator awakens aboard the Dulcibella anchored at the mouth of a fiord, and Davies recounts the perils and peculiarities of their earlier journey through the intricate and sand-ridden Frisian Islands, with navigational challenges...

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