Talk:Emily Jackson/@comment-82.37.98.158-20190511074940/@comment-2605:E000:1313:2078:E87A:1BB1:EF45:D3AD-20190721170134

It absolutely is a lucky guess. I considered that same line of reasoning but decided it was more likely they'd just try and get to the closest land, which at the time of the escape was the Azores. I completely forgot about H.E. being pinpointed in the preface :(