Christopher Columbus Voyages

First thing

Aug 3, 1492

They left the bar of Salts at eight o'clock on Friday August 3, 1492. They sailed with a strong sea breeze until sunset.

The Wind

Sep 6, 1492

At three o'clock on Saturday morning the wind began to blow. He had heavy sea over the bows which made progress hard going and he made about 9 leagues that day and night.

Rain

Oct 17, 1492

Columbus said "Last night it rained very heavily from after midnight until just before dawn and it is still cloudy with a threat of rain."

Going to Islands

Nov 19, 1492

He left before sunrise in a calm and later at midday there was an East wind.

Gold

Dec 27, 1492

At sunrise the king of that land came to the caravel and told the Admiral that he had sent for gold, and that he wanted to cover him with gold before he left.

Seeing Fish

Jan 17, 1493

This night he sailed fifty-six miles. He saw the sea thick with small tunny fish.

Eagle

Feb 25, 1493

Yesterday after sunset he steered his course at five miles an hour. With in thirteen hours tonight he sailed about 65 miles and saw a very large bird which looked like an eagle.

Ending

Mar 15, 1493

"Yesterday after sunset he pursued his course until daylight with little wind, and at sunrise he found himself off Salts, and at midday with a rising tide he crossed the bar at Salts andd into the harbour from which he had set out on the third of August last year. And so he says that he is now finishing this account, except that he plans to go to Barcelona by sea." These are the final words of Christopher Columbus, in his first voyage of discovery to the Indies. Christopher had found land.