“ Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. ”
The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.
~ Christopher Columbus
Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.
For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
