05 Jun Quest For the Bay, Ep 5

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As seen on PBS comes this new "living history" series about eight "average people" (7 men and one women) who volunteer to relive an adventure. The epic 1200 kilometer journey by the Hudson’s Bay Company fur traders of 1840s from Winnipeg, to the Hudson Bay. They undertake this grueling and difficult journey through the heart of the Canadian wilderness in a historically accurate York Boat (a hand made wooden boat 40 ft. x 8 ft.) with only period provisions. Rowing 12 to 14 hours a day, carrying 180 lb. packs, shooting the rapids, and covering over 1200 kilometers, the trip will take eight to twelve weeks. The journey is a return to the real experiences when empires battled for the the wealth of the new world. In Episode 5 "To the Edge of the Frozen Sea" the series Finale the boat has been destroyed, the group fragmented. They are still 300 kilometers from the York Factory, and their food is running low. The team battles illness, distrust, and the approaching arctic cold to keep their dream alive of completing their Quest for the Bay.