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Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:50 am: | |
(This conversation continues along from "Drake in Argentina" string)
Wow, I am most humbled by the research done by you all while I am enjoying
the warm sunshine down here now in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Seasonal
rainfall zero.
The information is great. Today while walking through a Museum Gustavo Le
Paige in town I found a book on Sir Francis Drake's life story in the gift
shop, all in Spanish naturally.
Motorcycles a little sluggish in the Andes at 15,700 feet.
Tomorrow we go to Iquique via Calama & Tocopilla and the next day to Arica
where I will try and ask about a "mysterious" Drake/Drak gravesite.
Thanks Charles and David, very interesting.
Russ Drake |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:50 am: | |
Hello all, I am writing this from Arica, Chile. I just wanted to let
everyone know, especially Charles and David that I have located the memorial to
Sir Francis Drake here in Arica. Our local guide who speaks Spanish very
well talked to the hotel clerk today and asked him to arrange a taxi to go out
to Cemetery de Generale, which is very close to the center of town. We
talked to the office at the front gate and in our very broken Spanish asked for
the memorial to SFD. They said "Oh yes, we know where that is" and
proceeded to have one of he caretakers walk us to the site. Yes Charles the
memorial is just that, there is no "body" under the tombstone. The inscription
says Sir Francis Drake, QEPD, RDO PPF, something that looks like a 1, and dated
1798.
I will try and send some pictures of the memorial to Barb and perhaps she
can set up some way to send them to anyone who might be interested.
BTW: The clerk said the all the Chilean people love the British.
Especially SFD for what he did to the Spanish during the period that they sacked
their country. They feel that he was on their side so to speak. My Argintine
friend/guide also said that Chile was rooting for the British during the
Falklands War and that has caused some reprecussions to this day.
Hope this research helps to document the rumors.
Tomorrow we cross in to Peru and spend the night at Arequipa, 279 miles or
450 Km from here. Beautiful weather here.
Russ Drake |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:50 am: | |
This trip for them has been a history lesson for a lot of us. I sure
appriciate them sharing their trip and finds with the list.
Ann |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:51 am: | |
Greetings Cousins,
Russ sent three very very interesting photos. I send them on to Roy for
the Drake web site. I sure appreciated getting them.
List Mom barb |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:51 am: | |
Roy's going to put it them on his web site, but I'm not sure when.
http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/drakepage.htm |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:52 am: | |
Thanks Barb, I have Roy's address. I thought maybe you could post them at
our Drake site for all to see. |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:52 am: | |
Hi Drake folk, will have the great pics online in about 30 min and will send
the address,
Regards,
Roy |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:53 am: | |
Address is:
http://xroyvision.com.au/drake/history/hist89.html
It cant be accessed from the drake homepage at the moment , only the address
above,
Regards,
Roy |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:53 am: | |
Thanks Roy, great job, as usual. Thanks to Russ for the great photos.
List Mom Barb |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:53 am: | |
I second that, thanks
Joyce in Indiana |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:54 am: | |
Thanks for the link to the pictures. Wonderful. |
Admin (Admin)
Username: Admin
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 6:54 am: | |
Hi!
Those were GREAT pictures Russ! I wish I was with you on your grand adventure! I hope you are taking a bunch of pictures that we can see. I would LOVE to see Machu Pichu(sp?) My spelling has gone down the tubes. LOL! Have a safe trip!
Thanks Roy for posting the pictures!
Pam in IN. |