How Did Christopher Columbus Journal Entries
August: We set sail at 8 am on Friday, August 3rd, 1492. I am on the Santa Maria with Columbus. On August 6th, the rudder of the Pinta slipped its socket. The rough sea prevented the rest of us from helping repair the ship. I continued on with Columbus and we left the Pinta and crew behind. Martin Pinzon was doing his best to repair the Pinta.
September: It’s been a month and I’m starting to get a little suspicious. I don’t feel that Columbus is telling us the truth. The days seem like we should have traveled farther than he has been telling us. There was some object that fell from the sky on September 15. It frightened me, but Columbus assured us that he’s seen that before. There was also some sort of eruption. Columbus said that it was a Tenerife. We’ve started to see signs of land, but there is no land in sight. The crew is starting to complain that we haven’t seen land yet. I’ve started to get a little seasick.
October:
Early October- We continued on our voyage, and the crew was starting to get grumpy. I was among those that were restless. Columbus had made a decision to continue west …show more content…
I was helping Columbus decide which island to go to because there were so many. We decided to go to the biggest one that we could see. The big island was named Cuba. I am feeling very joyful that we have found so much land. We haven’t stayed long at any of the islands, so I feel we know nothing about them. All the people we have met are all the same. They speak the same language and have the same customs. All of the resources we have for food are amazing. It is nothing like we have at home. All the foods taste and look so much better here. I feel like this is the paradise we were looking for. As we continued on, we reached the coast of Cuba. Columbus said that Cuba is the Indian name for Japan, but I don’t believe him. This place looks nothing like our home. The Indians here told us that there are mines of gold and
September: It’s been a month and I’m starting to get a little suspicious. I don’t feel that Columbus is telling us the truth. The days seem like we should have traveled farther than he has been telling us. There was some object that fell from the sky on September 15. It frightened me, but Columbus assured us that he’s seen that before. There was also some sort of eruption. Columbus said that it was a Tenerife. We’ve started to see signs of land, but there is no land in sight. The crew is starting to complain that we haven’t seen land yet. I’ve started to get a little seasick.
October:
Early October- We continued on our voyage, and the crew was starting to get grumpy. I was among those that were restless. Columbus had made a decision to continue west …show more content…
I was helping Columbus decide which island to go to because there were so many. We decided to go to the biggest one that we could see. The big island was named Cuba. I am feeling very joyful that we have found so much land. We haven’t stayed long at any of the islands, so I feel we know nothing about them. All the people we have met are all the same. They speak the same language and have the same customs. All of the resources we have for food are amazing. It is nothing like we have at home. All the foods taste and look so much better here. I feel like this is the paradise we were looking for. As we continued on, we reached the coast of Cuba. Columbus said that Cuba is the Indian name for Japan, but I don’t believe him. This place looks nothing like our home. The Indians here told us that there are mines of gold and