Josh Mazzo’s Reviews > Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night > Status Update

The captain is suffering from scurvy. Unable to do another year in the ice. 3 officers came up with a plan to traverse to the pole via dog sled. The proposal was approved but not before the captain goes back on his word. Just as the ice is about to give way, 3 weeks on constant snow engulfs the Belgica

Scurvey overtakes the crew. It's up to Dr.Cooks homemade diet of hot water, milk cranberry sauce, raw penguin and seal to have counteracting effects. With the lack of light, crew members are subject to baking treatments where stripped naked and put in front of fires for warmth and for the sun to absorb the light. Symptoms seem to get better with this treatment

The final sunset for the crew. Boredom setting in. Crew becoming more unsettled. Food is shit and the crew is horny. Death comes to a beloved sailor and this is only the beginning.

A captains order dooms the ship for a long arctic vacation unbeknownst to the rest of the crew. The decision all for glory

Navigating the Antarctic islands, scientific findings, harrowing journeys to the top of glaciers to plot their exact location

Man overboard!

During a daring delivery after dark The Belgica runs aground. Supplies are dumped in order to salvage ship. A 3 year long dictionary translation of the native tongue to English is entrusted to make its way back to Europe. Restocking of the supplies will be the last humans this crew sees for awhile

The crew on the brink of mutiny. Chilean navy needed for back up? Lots of similarities between this voyage and that of The Wager. Glad I was able to read the wager first so I could acknowledge the places I'm reading about in that of familiarity. The Belgica meets up with a coal ship but are they only getting coal?