Nathan Hishmeh

Leave for expediton

Jul 28, 1508

This is my house on a rock on the coastal line of northern Germany. I left here on an expidition to explore the world and learn more about different cultures. I have a 23m long ship called a Caravela redonda that can hold roughly 18 people.

NATHAN'S EXPEDITION

Period: Jul 28, 1508 to Mar 14, 1512

Over a month after departure

Sep 22, 1508

It is September 22 now and we are warming up to these different conditions. It was more challenging at first but we have gotten to the pint where we are getting used to these.

First Port

Oct 30, 1508

We have docked at a small island in the easrter part of the pacific ocean. We have bought more supplies and a few minor repairs from a minor storm that took us off track a few days.

Secound port (Biggest yet)

Mar 23, 1509

We have landed in Moroco and this is our frist major port we have been at yet. There was a bigger storm that hit us about two months out of the last port that brought off track significantly. We are going to spend about a week to fix the damage.

Close call with pirates

May 8, 1509

As we were sailing on a clear day, one of our crew members spotted a ship in the distance headed our way with black sails. They were clearly pirates and we wanted nothing to do with them. So we went full sail and darted away untill they were out of view.

Third port

Aug 5, 1509

It is the beginning of summer and it is going to a hot year, we are going to stock up on supplies to make it though with out stopping for about a year. This will be a hard push through but I think we could make it. We are at a small island in the middle of the pacific and the last trip went by a lot faster.

2 Year Mark

Feb 25, 1510

We have been out for 2 years now and now it is just getting old. My crew is starting to slow down and we are tried of all the work that goes into this. We are running low on suppies from our stock and we will run out soon if we dont ration our food.

Done with our long break (fourth port)

Apr 1, 1510

We have made it to south africa and we are worn out. We ran out of supplies four weeks ago and we had to catch fish off the boat and brids that landed on the ship. We ran into a few small storms and avaided a big one. We are staying here for a while to get to normal working speed.

Few small stops for supplies

Aug 24, 1510

We are trying to go for a while without stopping but it's not working out for us. Our crew is going through supplies much faster than I inticipated.

Rough weather

Nov 13, 1510

We have run into some rough weather and it tore through the ship with devasting damage. We are going to take about two-three weeks to get back to normal. We are also running low on food and supplies and need to shorten our stop to get this stuff done.

Last port

Jan 3, 1511

We have made our way back up toward south america and now we have a long trip ahead to go. We are going to try to make it all the way home without stopping, but we might have to make a few small ports.

Coming to an end

Feb 29, 1512

We have made it through the toughest part and now we are headed back home. In all this trip was worth it and even with all the troubles it was in all worth the work.