Back 2012 Series By Charles Bird (R.I.P.)

Last Updated: March 29, 2023
Sydney, Australian Hegemony, September 6, 2569 -At long last, we have our funding, a ship and crew, scientific staff and dig specialists. The University of Sydney finally issued the needed permits and signed off as sponsor for our expedition to the ruined lands of North America. I am James Callaghan, Cartographer and designated records keeper for the expedition. We plan to enter North America through the Gulf of California and stopping for provisions in the Kingdom of Hawaii. The best information available tells us the entire west coast of North America is geologically unstable, earthquakes and active volcanoes populate the landscape, making it a place of great danger. We expect the trip to take 45 sailing days to Hawaii and another 20 days to the entrance of the Gulf. There are no known maps or charts of the Gulf of California since that Great Cataclysm of 2012 - almost 550 years ago!

Our Expedition consists of:

The Sailing Schooner Queen Alexi Ship's Captain Donald Voorhees First Mate Alfred Dorn Second Mate Robin Fellows Third Mate Carl Lansing Sailing Master Able Franks 23 sailing hands including 4 cadets Chief Scientist Dr. Robert Loring Archeologist Dr. Alice Loring Cartographer Dr. James Callaghan Chief Dig Specialist Dr. Bobby Loring Photographer Ansel Gorham 16 Dig and Archeological Specialists, including 4 Students.

We set sail tomorrow as the first known scientific expedition to North America in over 500 years!

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