Okay, yeah

...

Palau was.

So he's in Palau, and, uh, they're there the next day, and then what happens? A canoe comes up with about 20 warriors on board.

Well, they row the canoe up to the beach, pull it onto the sand, step boldly onto the ground, and these guys are a sight to see.

They have long, greased black hair.

They're tattooed from head to foot.

Yeah

Yep

... at this time, sending hundreds of ships every year.

And New Bedford, from which the Mentor sailed, was the leading port in the country.

And, uh, you're right about communications.

Once you took off from your, uh, your port, left the harbor, you were basically on your own for maybe a year or two years, up to four years, going through the world's oceans, trying to hunt these leviathans of the deep.

And you had no idea, uh, what was going on back home, and the people back home had basically no idea what you were up to, other than occasional stops at ports where mail could be sent back.

And just, just amazing to think about stepping on board a ship that's maybe 80 feet long with-

Mm-hmm.

The people-

Right.

Yeah.

Duranda, Duranda, he viewed-- He, he was made aware when he made it to the Falkland Islands and the castaways were there, and the Americans were-- some of the Americans, including Barnard, were another part of the Falklands getting ready, the Nanina, to leave the Falklands.

When Duranda got there, the British told him about this humanitarian deal with the Americans had offered him, and Duranda just ripped up the deal.

He said, "I don't care.

We're at war.

Tell us about Scent.

The people-

Right.

Yeah, Duranda, Duranda, he viewed...

He, he was made aware when he made it to the Falkland Islands and the castaways were there, and the Americans were-- some of the Americans, including Barnard, were another part of the Falklands getting ready the Nanina to leave the Falklands.

When Duranda got there, the British told him about this humanitarian deal with the Americans had offered him, and Duranda just ripped up the deal.

He said, "I don't care.

We're at war.

Tell us about Scent.

What's the difference, Eric?

Well, it's just the quality of the coat that's viewed by the consumers, which are primarily the Chinese.

Fur seal skins are much more lustrous.

They're softer to the touch.

They have fewer guard hairs, so they're in higher demand.

The hair seals or the sea lions have a rougher pelt.

But it's also important, important to mention one other thing that they were down there for, and that is elephant seals.

And once you're on board one of these ships, I take it the captain has absolute authority.