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Mar 13, 1538
Day 1
Today we left the Murcia port at 7:00 am, We will be trading for many differant goods, but mostly gold and spices. This will be my first trade trip I've ever been apart of. Which means I'm going to have to leave my wife Carla, and my son Juan at home. The only person I recognize is Pedro, but me and him never talk. I guess I should consider myself lucky, most of the people here have no one. Our first stop will be in Portugal. -
Period: Mar 13, 1538 to Feb 2, 1545
Years at Sea
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Jul 24, 1538
Day 2
As the voyage moves on, my boredom grows. I work 20 hours on the Caravel, and only get 4 hours of rest. I wake of with fatigue every morning, I am desperate for rest. But today joy rings as we see the Setubal port. We've reached Portugal, I'm long to explore but because of my lack of experience I will have to stay on deck and wait unitl they come back. A couple hours pass by and they come back with spices, and I see we are short on olive oil. -
Nov 4, 1538
Day 3
The months move on since we left Portugal. A storm arose only making my hours of work longer and harder. It rains at least 6 times a week, and the weather is getting colder. I've been thinking about Carla and Juan. Are they doing okay without me? I was very happy to hear that we have reached London port of England. We were given tea and other products. I sigh. I guess we have go back on our ship. -
Aug 22, 1539
Day 4
The voyage moves smoothly on our way to Germany. The weaher is hot and dry. We drink up most of our water supply. We barely make it to Hamburg Germany. The water here is fresh and cool, I've never felt so refreshed in my life. We return to the ship with clocks and chocolates. -
Jan 6, 1542
Day 5
On our way to Bergan Norway, there was alot of disputes. during an awful Storm most of our trade exports over night fell over board. We also have a horrible tear in one of our sails. We face our captian, it's no use reaching Bergan Norway, We have to turn back and go to Spain. But our captain refuses, How could he be so blind? It looks like we lost more then we gained from this trade. We make it to Bergan Norway, we come back with spices. We set sail for home.
