tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101913167226700484.post6998735097111024131..comments2023-11-03T12:03:01.691-07:00Comments on Surprised by Time: The Winter Voyage: Coming HomeNauplionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10598950480737808706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101913167226700484.post-19718431693232390082011-11-17T09:29:55.382-08:002011-11-17T09:29:55.382-08:00Thank you, Pavlos.
MR, there is certainly a long ...Thank you, Pavlos.<br /><br />MR, there is certainly a long tradition of very bad sailing experiences in the Mediterranean, starting with Odysseus, & classical literature gives us a great many more. I know of nothing that would indicate anyone thought of the miserable trips to and from Italy as penance. Certainly Byzantine literary tradition hates sailing at all times and advises avoidance.<br /><br />The timing of John's two trips has to do with the theological negotiations for a council, combined with the difficulties of the Pope in finding financing for the ships. At Venice, the ship does not even have a crew until it is ready to sail and it cannot be made ready to sail until the money is at hand. Then they sign up a crew. So at each point there is delay. Winter sailing was normal for Venetian ships which sailed all year round in the eastern Mediterranean, and in a collection of 100 letters I have, about 2/3 were dispatched in the winter months.Nauplionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598950480737808706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101913167226700484.post-34883160788576437632011-11-17T03:29:51.339-08:002011-11-17T03:29:51.339-08:00Did sea travels become such oddiseys very often? I...Did sea travels become such oddiseys very often? If not, maybe John felt it was some sort of penitence for the Union!Masles Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633431157481550661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101913167226700484.post-48888058490925857642011-11-16T23:56:07.856-08:002011-11-16T23:56:07.856-08:00Wonderful piece, thank you!
Best regards,
Pavlos...Wonderful piece, thank you!<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />PavlosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com