this is the spot where the ship in the story wrecked – in a storm like this one January 4, 2014 by PJ · Published January 4, 2014 · Last modified December 23, 2016
This is from the book – there is a tradition that the man who stands watch at midnight New Year’s Eve is allowed to write poetry in the ship’s log. So Auguste takes the opportunity this night before the year that will change his life. And hers.