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    Olaf’s crew had just about completed taking on fresh water when several lookouts warned of the advance of the Scottish army.  They looked better equipped than the first group.  There were at least 200 soldiers including archers, swordsmen with shields, and about 50 more mounted soldiers.  They were advancing quickly.  Olaf’s small band would stand little chance against this army.  He wondered how they were able to organize such a large group so quickly.  Unbeknownst to Olaf, the army was part of a contingent that organized to attack an English army further south.  Olaf just had the misfortune of stumbling upon it.
    The Viking crews quickly boarded their boats and cast off.  The healthy men mounted the oars and begun to row back towards the sea.  As they headed towards the mouth, several lookouts spotted several Scottish boats heading towards them from the north.  From the south, they saw several English boats.  Standing at the stern, Olaf shook his head in disbelief.  He was heading right into the middle of a Scottish - English battle.  No wonder the Scottish were able to mount an army against him so quickly.  He ordered his men once again to row hard out towards the open ocean.  Olaf had no desire to end up in the middle of someone else’s war.   Fortunately, the Scottish and English boats were not interested in him. 
    Olaf and his two boats successfully escaped the two fleets.  He headed his boats again towards the north.  They sailed for almost two days wanting to put significant distance between their next attempt to obtain supplies and the evolving battle between the English and Scots.  Again, Olaf’s ships found a small river and sailed a single boat about 100 yards in front of the other boat into the mouth of the river.  All was quiet.
    Olaf sent several men to scout the shore to look for food supplies.  The scouts found a small farming village about 2 miles inland.  They returned with this information to Olaf.  Olaf then organized a small raiding party consisting of 20 men.
    The raiding party came upon the small farming village guarded by only a few men.  Most of the men had left to join the Scottish army taking on the English much further south.  Olaf was happy for this development.  His men quickly overpowered the guards and entered the village.  His band rounded up some horses and wagons and loaded them with food and supplies.  A couple of his men took liberties with some of the village women.  He slowed most of his men down from their usual activities after conquering a village.  Olaf was more interested in getting the supplies back to the boats and getting back underway.  Olaf believed the old raiding days were over.
    Once the boats were loaded, they headed back out to sea.  They traveled several more days northward and then proceeded to sail to the west.  They traveled this way for a month before nearing the southern coast of Iceland.  Once Iceland came in view, Olaf ordered his boats ashore to get fresh food and water.
    Having completed their landing in Iceland without incident, Olaf ordered his boats back to sea and they continued traveling westward.  He had heard of a great land far to the west.  This land was Olaf’s goal.  Olaf’s boats sailed over another month in a westerly direction.  The North Atlantic was extremely cold and rough.  His crew managed to make it through several storms only loosing several more men.  Some of the women and children had gotten sick and died and a few washed overboard into the chilly Atlantic Ocean.
    It was mid-January when lookouts finally spotted land.  After a long harsh trip, Olaf’s people were excited to make landfall off what the world currently knows as the northern coast of Canada.  The boats carefully approach the coast navigating tricky currents and a strong northwest wind.  Olaf had his boats sail south along the coast of Canada.  He was looking for a good location to make landfall.  Most of the