Life has more imagination than We carry in our dreams.

After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.

Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.

It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess, that no one would believe it without having seen it. Of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather they invite the person to share it, and show as much love as if they were giving their hearts.

It is hoped that by God's assistance, some of the continents in the Ocean will be discovered ... for the Glory of God.

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.