Life at Sea

Life at Sea

Sep 22, 1553

Yesterday two sailers caught Malaria they now have fevers, chills, and sweating. I dont know if i should try and treat the infected sailors and risk getting more people sick or throw them over board so no one else gets sick

Life at Sea

Nov 30, 1553

Today my crew and I were attacked by the natives of this island near Spain where we were trying to get supplies from. I lost 3 crew members and we barley got any supplies. We will have to stop at another island or find some other way to get supplies.

Life at Sea

Dec 5, 1553

Today we stopped at London to get supplies, we have barley made it through with the little thta we had, now we must stock up on food and spices and other things we need.

Life at Sea

Feb 10, 1554

The weather has been cool and some of the crew members are getting sick we might have to stop and get more coats but I hope we can make it till march without having to get any.

Life at Sea

Apr 26, 1554

It is spring now and the weather is a warmer I am happy to say we didnt lose anybody to the cold although some had gotten sick. The crew has been working hard and we have had little conflicts most about when we should stop for supplies.

Dejima Port

Jun 26, 1554

Dejima was an artificial island in Nagasaki harbour, originally built to house Portuguese traders. We stopped here to trade goods with other people. We mainly stopped here for food. But we bought other things we thought we would need along the way. We bought more weapons just incase we ever ran into natives again on our voyage

London Port

Oct 25, 1555

We stopped in london to get supplies. The great port of london was the headquarters of the East India Company. We loaded up on food and spices. We also bought more coats to survive the winter. While we were there we ran into another crew who had all their stuff stolen by natives of Majorca.

Lisbon Port

Sep 24, 1557

Lisbon became the pre-eminent city in Europe for Asian spices and luxury goods. We stopped to get spices and food here. We heard this port was the pre-eminent port for spices. We also got more weapons.

Amsterdam Port

Sep 25, 1558

Amsterdam was the capital of the Dutch maritime empire which at its height stretched from the Americas to South Africa and the East Indies. We stopped to get supplies. The voyage hasnt been that bad we havn't lost many crew members on this trip.

Cape of Good Hope Port

Oct 28, 1558

The Cape was a natural stopping point for European vessels on their way to the Indies. We stopped here for a break and we shopped around for needs and some wants. Since winter was coming we stocked up on winter supplies like coats. I hope my crew will be able to survive another winter.