Exploration Project

First Day of Voyage

Sep 22, 1538

A date marking the first day of our extensive journey. We are 24 hours into the longful trip and still no one has cracked into our food. The ship I've been located on is holding up well. The rest of the crew seem to be energized and eager for exploration.

5th Day at Sea

Sep 27, 1538

It has been 5 days since we set off, and other sailors are already becoming ill. Not only are they already catching diseases and such, but also mentally the men are out of it. We are doing well on food supply, although we all are tired of it already. The Hardtack has taken 3 of my teeth.

3rd Day at Sea

Oct 1, 1538

Today was a very eventful day. Two sailors were caugth taking extra food, and thrown off the ship. Two other sailors got into an argument, then started to beat eachother. Later, the two sailors were also kicked from the ship.

4th Entry at Sea

Oct 6, 1538

Today we have officially lost half of our men. No, not all of them have died, but have gone mentally insane. A man through 5 days of food off of the ship yesterday. I have no idea how we are going to survive, it's time to dump some more sailors.

5th Entry at Sea

Oct 11, 1538

We are stopping at some ports in the next few days to stock up. We have almost 1 day of food left. We have lost almost half of our supplies. We have also lost about half of our men.

First Port of 5

Oct 13, 1538

We stopped in Palu today to restock on food and supplies. After getting our stuff, we traded with the natives there. They gave us new clothing. Also, shared with us great stories to carry on the trip.

Second Port

Oct 20, 1538

Our next port was Ceram. There, they gave us weird dolls to take home. They also sent us with some quality medicine for all of the ill men we had. While there, we explored the great jungles.

Third Port

Oct 30, 1538

Our next port we anchored at was Tillburg. There, we stayed for over a week to rest up. We traded goods for lots of reward food, more sugars and salts. We are rested up and healthy to finish the trip.

Fourth Port

Nov 10, 1538

A disease was picked up in Tillburg. None of us knew what was going on until 5 men dropped dead last night. We have stopped in Stad. Hopefully we can find some medicine to cure the 5 others who have it

Fifth and Final Port

Nov 20, 1538

The disease was put down and only 2 others died in the process. We decided to restock one more time in Haarleem. While there, the natives gave us a better and safer way home then planned. We will continue our journey home tomorrow.