- INTRO: how he get to island
- BODY: arrival at island and discovery of new race
- END: why he leaves island.
INTRO:
Mr First Great advetureby H. LanGdon
Day 1
Capetown
Arrival
I arrived in the city of Cape Town two days
ago from London after a long and torturous 6 Month at sea. My Time aboard the
Mariana was spent researching the claims I have been sent to investigate. Her Majesty’s
Royal institute on Science and Discovery has sent me to investigate claims of a
mysterious island, sailors have spotted along the Clippers route on their
journey to New Zealand. A few Captains have tried marking the location of the
island yet the maps and information the Institute has received places this
island in a huge area of rough water between Cape Town and Australia. My
exploration team’s mission is to find this island map it and note any
significant discovery we find on the island. Tomorrow I leave for Port
Elizabeth. From there we will set sail in search of this mysterious island.
I,
Dr. Harold Langdon, shall find this island and be the first to claim it in the
name of her Majesty.
Day 4
Port elizabeth
I
have arrived in Port Elizabeth a quaint colony that is home to a fare few Lords
and wealthy businessmen here on safari. Lord Arlington a fellow member from the
institute has invited me for a drink at the Hunting club. I asked if they had
heard rumor of the island many though it was a myth made up by the sailor who
have spent far too many days at sea. Yet a Mr. Cecil John Rhodes a local
Business in the Diamond trade has been kind enough to indulge my quires with
the information he himself has collected on the island. Mr. Rhodes has given us
access to all his company’s trade route maps and where his ship have spotted
the island over the last 5 years. His company’s maps are remarkable with this information
I believe I have a much more accurate idea of where the island is. This could
significantly cut our travel time at sea searching for the island.
Day 6
plotting a course
I have spent the past two days charting our
course for the island. It will takes us about 2 month to reach the area the
island has been spotted from there it is a guess as to how long it will take to
find the island. According to Rhodes captains the sea around the island is
exceptionally rough and filled with jagged rocks that makes traversing the
waters far too dangerous. These claims lead me to believe the island to be an
extinct volcano. This would explains Mr. Rhodes interest in the island. As an
extinct volcano is an easy place to find diamonds and other valuable ores and stones.
No matter his reasoning his help still holds value.
Day 9
final preperations
We have spent the past 3 day waiting for
our excursion ship to be loaded and stocked for the journey. I have moved my
quarters aboard the ship and begun to settle in for the long journey ahead.
Captain Mc Donald and I decided on the best possible route to the island. He is
still worried that the rough water around the island will be exceptionally
dangerous to traverse. I have assured him any damages to his ship will be
covered by the Institute.
Day 10
Setting sail
We set sail at first light, I have this
strange amalgamation of excitement and fear as I watch the port fade into the horizon,
and all I can do now is look forward at the journey I have begun.
Day 17
Ocean magnificence
We have been at sea a week now. I sea has
been gentle and calm with a fair wind, I hope this good fortune follows us to
the island. The crew seems friendly, they seem to share a fascination in the
island and what we might find. This inquisitive attitude has help me to feel
more at peace among the crew.
Day 32
Stowaway
Last night the ships crew found a stowaway
hiding in the lower decks. The crew wanted to throw him overboard but Captain
Mc Donald has decided to throw the boy in the brig and interrogate him in the
morning. I wonder if the boy knew where we were heading?
Day 33
interagation
The Captain has asked me to sit in on the
interrogation. He believes there might be a chance the boy is an escaping
prisoner or a worse a spy for a foreign country.
The captain was a truly menacing force
standing over the boy. The captain’s interrogation was a lot more forceful that
anything I’ve ever seen. After beating the boy for a few minutes he begun to
ask the boy question. The boy broke immediately and spilled is confession
through blood soaked teeth. His name is James a sailor’s son abandoned at the
colony after his father’s ship sunk and his mother died of illness. All he
wants is to follow in his father’s footsteps and make a life of his own. I have
asked the captain to give James the benefit of the doubt and hire him aboard
the ship.
Day 47
James
It has been two weeks since James has
joined the crew. The captain has him working in the kitchen, the crew seem to
like him, and a few of the crew have even been able to vouch for James as they
sailed with his father years ago. Truly this is a boy born for a life at sea.
Day 59
arrival
Lady luck must truly be watching over us
three days ago we entered the region the island had been spotted. After three
days of sailing to the center of the region we had spotted land. It is our
destination the Captain has confirmed it. We sailed as close to island as we
could before we got to close to the jagged rocks that brake through the waves
as monuments warding off all visitors to the island. The captain has decided to
sail around the island for a safe place to anchor.
Day 64
arrival
We spent the past 5 days sailing around the
island as the captain tried to find a safe place to anchor, I have spent this
time mapping as much of the islands key features as possible. From initial
appearances the island seems to be an extinct volcano that erupted millions of
years ago. There island is covered in dense vegetation and the sounds of
animals can be heard from the ship. We finally found a safe place to anchor and
approach the island. We will spend the night aboard the ship and set off on the
rowboats for the island tomorrow and set up a camp on the beach.
Day 65
camp
We arrived on the beach of the island and
begun to set up a camp from which we will start our exploration of the island.
It seems we will have to make our way up the edge of the crater that stands as
a tall as a mountain. This volcano must have been gigantic while it was still
whole. A few of the crew were able to kill a bore in the jungle. Although the crew is excited for the fresh
meat I am more enthralled by the fact that there is animals like bores living
on this remote island. My body fills with anticipation wondering what we will
find in the crater.
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