[Complete] The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. Bird - Lt

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Thanks for 18, good to hear.

Don't know what happened with 17, but must have screwed up somewhere. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I've checked my copy, uploaded it and updated the length - it should be a shade over 15:14s.
We are still in lockdown, and masks have been mandated. A trying time for all, really. Whereabouts are you?

Hmm, the version I'm downloading is 15:30.

This is the link I'm using from the dashboard: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/hawaiianarchipelago_17_bird_128kb.mp3

Masks have been mandated here as well. I'm in the Midwest of the US, a country where the handling of this pandemic is a public embarrassment

[Jmbau13]

Thanks for 18, good to hear.

Don't know what happened with 17, but must have screwed up somewhere. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I've checked my copy, uploaded it and updated the length - it should be a shade over 15:14s.
We are still in lockdown, and masks have been mandated. A trying time for all, really. Whereabouts are you?

Hmm, the version I'm downloading is 15:30.

This is the link I'm using from the dashboard: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/hawaiianarchipelago_17_bird_128kb.mp3

Masks have been mandated here as well. I'm in the Midwest of the US, a country where the handling of this pandemic is a public embarrassment

AHH, now I know where the problem lies, and it is my error.
I obviously uploaded the file to the wrong BC (TriciaG instead of Lynnet) and as I didn't update the link when I uploaded a new version, it was still pointing to the wrong file. I have fixed the link, which now reads as: https: //librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_17_bird_128kb.mp3
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Sorry to hear about your location - a tough time for those of you in the USA at the moment. A tough time for many of us throughout the world in fact.

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AHH, now I know where the problem lies, and it is my error.
I obviously uploaded the file to the wrong BC (TriciaG instead of Lynnet) and as I didn't update the link when I uploaded a new version, it was still pointing to the wrong file. I have fixed the link, which now reads as: https: //librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_17_bird_128kb.mp3
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Sorry to hear about your location - a tough time for those of you in the USA at the moment. A tough time for many of us throughout the world in fact.

Aha! That makes sense. I downloaded the file and Section 17 is now PL OK.

Here's to hoping things improve. I'm hearing more about trials of vaccines...

[Jmbau13]

Aha! That makes sense. I downloaded the file and Section 17 is now PL OK.

Here's to hoping things improve. I'm hearing more about trials of vaccines...

Yes, sorry all entirely my fault.
Certainly hope things improve. We thought we had come out of it well here in Oz, it the second wave has come back and is biting us. Everyone in out state must now wear a mask. Makes sense, but hard to breathe deeply (for me) with one, when walking fast. Still, alternative is much worse so I’m not complaining. Well, trying not to.

[Jmbau13]

Here is letter 19, another short one. In which we learn what Isabella thinks of squid.


https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_19_bird_128kb.mp3

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Here is letter 19, another short one. In which we learn what Isabella thinks of squid.

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_19_bird_128kb.mp3

Section 19 (I had to think harder than I expected to convert that to roman numerals to find the appropriate section) - PL OK

I would say she was not a fan of the squid

[Jmbau13]

No, not a squid fan.
Here is letter 20. She commends a horse she rides on Kuai, among other things for being ambitious. A rider myself, I am still wondering what an ambitious horse is like.
32:28


https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_20_bird_128kb.mp3

[Jmbau13]

And no. 21


https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_21_bird_128kb.mp3 31:03

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Section 20 PL notes

2:39 - long silence
3:00 - correction

Section 21 - PL OK

Not being a horse rider myself (I've only ridden a few times) the descriptions of riding a horse through rough water is downright frightening. But living on an island like she describes sounds positively glorious.

[Jmbau13]

Section 20 PL notes

2:39 - long silence
3:00 - correction

Section 20 - PL OK

Not being a horse rider myself (I've only ridden a few times) the descriptions of riding a horse through rough water is downright frightening. But living on an island like she describes sounds positively glorious.

Cantering or galloping through water on a sandy bottom (eg, shallow sea) is downright fun. But those rough rocks and slippery weed sounds scary. Rather an adventurer, Isabella was and her ability to put up with great physical discomfort is quite awesome.
Sorry about 20 ( I presume that was the one with the issues) which I must have missed. Will fix.

I am progressing rather more slowly on this than I had originally expected. It has given me a good idea of the time and persistence required to read a solo book. And on reflection, it might have been better to start with a shorter book. However, I will get through it. Let me know if the slow pace becomes a problem for you.

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I can imagine it would be fun to ride through shallow water on even sand. Perhaps I shall try that someday.

No problem at all on section 20. Your assumption was correct that the issues were with section 20, I fixed the second heading that should have been Section 21 to avoid further confusion.

I am in no rush and the pace is just fine by me. Slow and steady as they say

[Jmbau13]

Thank you for that.
I've updated 20 (I did miss those errors, didn't I) and updated the time in the MW to 32.42
https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_20_bird_128kb.mp3

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Section 20 - PL OK

[Jmbau13]

A very short one at 12:42


https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_22_bird_128kb.mp3

[Jmbau13]

And another, equally short. 12:39

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/hawaiianarchipelago_23_bird_128kb.mp3