[COMPLETE]Personal Narrative of Travels Vol 3 - annise

Post by **craigdav1** » December 4th, 2017, 5:23 am

17 PL OK!

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 8th, 2017, 7:14 pm

Hi Again

Section 18 has been uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/per ... mboldt.mp3
24 min 43.6 sec, 89.9 dB.

Lots and lots of geology in here. Could be another section that is quite good for falling asleep.

Thanks for listening!

Gail

Post by **craigdav1** » December 9th, 2017, 5:45 am

18 PL OK.

I'm always impressed with how much geology he knew.

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 9th, 2017, 5:58 pm

Thanks for that.

He was a mining engineer as a (only slightly) younger man. I'm impressed with how he attempts to integrate observations across disciplines.

Anyway, Section 19 is uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/per ... mboldt.mp3
25 min 9.5 sec, 87.7 dB.

They did do some crazy things. Electrocuting themselves with eels is perhaps the tops, but... Imagine if you will, AvH and Bonpland standing on the top of a wardrobe or similar piece of furniture, watching..... that's toward the end of the Section.....

Cheers

Gail

Post by **craigdav1** » December 9th, 2017, 8:41 pm

19 PL OK.

That kind of integration requires (IMHO) a fairly good understanding of each discipline.

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 9th, 2017, 9:10 pm

craigdav1 wrote:19 PL OK.

That kind of integration requires (IMHO) a fairly good understanding of each discipline.

Agreed — but also the mindset to synthesise connections outside the convention of the time.

I have no doubt that he would fit into my “scary smart” category. Yet he seems not to have been a social misfit. I bet his brain explosions were awesome to witness.

Saw footage of the Humboldt squid on Planet II the other night. Now that is a scary beast!

Thanks for listening.

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 15th, 2017, 12:21 pm

I cannot resist as I am reading:

"At our arrival a profound calm prevailed in this secluded spot; now, everything seemed to say: Man has passed this way."

Post by **craigdav1** » December 15th, 2017, 1:42 pm

Don't we all wish we could write sentences like this.

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 16th, 2017, 2:13 pm

Hi Again

And now for the context for the great sentence. Quite a lot of lovely writing in this.

Section 20 has been uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/per ... mboldt.mp3
26 min 29.4 sec, 89.0 dB

Cheers

Gail

Post by **craigdav1** » December 16th, 2017, 5:10 pm

20 PL OK.

Like Darwin, some day I hope to visit the places described by AvH in his "Narrative."

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 25th, 2017, 5:19 pm

Hello David and Anne -

Section 21 is uploaded. I enjoyed this section - and it included !! lightnin' bugs !! Although we have glow worms in NZ, they just aren't the same as fireflies.

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/per ... mboldt.mp3

21 min 51.2 sec, 88.3 dB.

Anne - I noticed just now that I messed up the metadata for Sections 19 AND 20 (!!) -- the track Titles are wrong. I don't know how things work for you at cataloguing, and now that many projects don't bother with metadata if it is helpful or irrelevant. Anyway, I am happy to repair the files and reload - just let me know what is easiest for you - it is very quick to fix the metadata and upload again.

Thanks

Gail

Post by **craigdav1** » December 25th, 2017, 9:25 pm

21 PL OK.

We thought the glow worms were pretty cool. Of course fireflies are a child's delight.

Post by **annise** » December 25th, 2017, 10:40 pm

Anne - I noticed just now that I messed up the metadata for Sections 19 AND 20 (!!) -- the track Titles are wrong. I don't know how things work for you at cataloguing, and now that many projects don't bother with metadata if it is helpful or irrelevant. Anyway, I am happy to repair the files and reload - just let me know what is easiest for you - it is very quick to fix the metadata and upload again.

Just leave it - I can fix it in the cataloguing phase - I often do anyhow , just in case there is a slight typo thatwill lead to some mp3 players mishandling them

Anne

gailtv · Post by **gailtv** » December 31st, 2017, 6:58 pm

Happy 2018.

Section 22 is uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/per ... mboldt.mp3
21 min 59 sec, 89 dB.

Cheers

Gail

Post by **craigdav1** » January 1st, 2018, 7:08 am

22 PL OK.

Home for a couple of days. One degree F on 1/1.