Entired Retreat presents another Trivial Travel, Tales & Truths chronicle.
Expect aerial scenes over storm so violent that a professional 12-man lifeboat crew refused to launch — and yet one young woman stepped into a small wooden rowboat and faced the wrath of the sea. This is the true story of Grace Darling, 1838.
Grace, the daughter of the Longstone Lighthouse keeper, and her father William rowed through towering waves to reach the survivors of the Forfarshire shipwreck. What they accomplished that morning became one of the most extraordinary acts of heroism in maritime history — yet few today know the full depth of what happened.
In this episode:
– the storm conditions
– why the lifeboat crew could not launch
– how Grace first spotted the survivors
– the physical reality of rowing through the breakers– the cultural impact of the rescue
– lesser-known accounts and overlooked details.
Question: Would YOU have stepped into that rowboat?
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