exploration in the 1500's

At sea for 30 days. Jobs on the ship

Jul 25, 1537

On this ship there are many jobs you can have. The pilot is in charge of navagation. The boatswain is probably the most experianced sailor their is, he is in charge of the sails and general charge of the crew. The gunner was an expert in the ship's armaments, and used gun powder to ready the cannons.The carpender did everything he could to keep the ship in good shape. And theres also a barber. Im the boatswain. Which i really didnt want to be but its better that nothing.

How life on the caravel works.

Jul 26, 1538

It's very rough living on a caravel. Theres tons of dangers we run into. Were not that healthy wither, we have to fight sickness, and its very filthy. Being a crew member can be very exausting. Teh work that the crew and i do can be very hard, and punishment for disobeying can be very brutal. Food was hard to get also. it was mainly salty meat and hardtack. It was hard to find fish, oil, cheese and beans to eat, so we had to deal with the hardtack and salty meat.

The crew member that got Scurvy

Oct 28, 1539

Ome of the crew members on the ship got scurvy. Scurvy is a nasty sickness that makes your gums bleed and swell, and it would reopen wounds. It was becuase the lackl of vitamin C. Also it is caused by no nutrition in your body.

Punishments I have gotten in the past week.

Jul 27, 1540

we also have punishments if we do something wrong. wWe were normally whipped with a rope. The number of whips are proportioned. Like if you steel food it can go up to 99 whips. There are also different punishments like getting suspended upside down from the ceiling from your wrists, which happened to my friend the other day. ive gotten whipped many times as a punishment but never hung. There is something also called a toka, which happened to one of the crew members a while back.

Port Gwato

Sep 23, 1541

From their base on the island, We set up a trading post at Gwato. We were enjoying the successful diplomacy and trading for pepper and slaves with a small kingdom there called Benin. We also brought with them to Gwato some missionaries. Which they baptized a small segment of the population and taught a some people how to read and write.

Port Guangzhou

Oct 14, 1542

Our ship arrived at Guangzhou in southern China in 1517. And other ships arrived in years that followed. China's imperial authorities were annoyed by us not behaving with proper deference. The Chinease saw us as crude, barbaric and as thieves and expelled them from Canton.

Port Malacca

Oct 22, 1542

In Port malacca, while China's emperor didn't care who dominated the seas of southeast Asia, the Portuguese captured a fort at Malacca.It gave the Portuguese control over the narrow waterway that was the passage farther east. This is good for us because we cold get the supplies we needed.

Port Diu

Nov 25, 1542

In 1509 the Portuguese defeated a large Muslim fleet. In the naval battle we were in, the Arabian Sea off the northwest coast of India, near Diu. It was devistating but fun.

Port Goa

Jan 3, 1543

In 1510 Portugal, port Goa, a place that had acquired wealth from trade in horses. Gao also had timber for ship building. It was a point from which Muslims had been debarking for pilgrimages.

finally going home

Aug 30, 1544

Were finally returning home, its been a long year. I honestly cant believe in still here. Im hungry and have tons of scars on me, but i have tons of great stories. Im hopuing that all of my crew members find their way back to their families and home. Im so excited to see my family, i bet their avan more excited than i am. I hope everything goes well.