Just One Kelek Away
Image (c) Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University.
Diyala ferry, blowing up skins Near Kala Sherwan - Iraq. Gertrude Bell, March 1911.
"We crossed in a craft called a kelek, 19 inflated skins tied together and floored over with reeds. It looked very frail in those swift waters but it served our purpose and in 4 journeys took us and our loads over." We are just one kelek away from loading up for Basra. #cmarsh
Diyala ferry, blowing up skins Near Kala Sherwan - Iraq. Gertrude Bell, March 1911.
"We crossed in a craft called a kelek, 19 inflated skins tied together and floored over with reeds. It looked very frail in those swift waters but it served our purpose and in 4 journeys took us and our loads over." We are just one kelek away from loading up for Basra. #cmarsh
posted by J.R. Pournelle @ 8:41 PM
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