The Tradgardland Ship " Wild Strawberries" left Shetland a few days ago. On board were around 100 men - sailors,marines and natural philosophers. They included an apprentice of Vonn Bergmann -Aeneas Todsheim . Aeneas, a child prodigy ,had been educated by Vonn Bergmann and now at 18 years of age this was his first voyage of note.
The ship had left Shetland and had an uneventful sail across the 200 miles to Sula Sgeir where water was taken on board. Another day's sail brought them to the Flannan Isles where they moored in the Summer sun. They next day they had sailed through light rain and were within sight of St Kilda. They were about to reach their destination...
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