No, you a re quite right - he did stop in Stromness, as the inscription on Login's Well, Stromness, testifies. Franklin was inept, and when he vanished, his foolish young wife spent a fortune trying to find the truth of the last expedition. She refused to accept the truthful account of Dr. John Rae, and was unpleasant about him, as was Dickens. Now it is known that Rae, also from Stromness was correct in his conclusions. Yours, Geoffrey Elborn