• Oct. 10, 2007
Sailing with Mr. Columbus...

Okay, I'm doing another blogging assignment. I'm a little nervous about this blog because my Mom just informed me that I'm being graded on these entreys.

So I'm supposed to write an entrey like I was a passenger on one of the ships that went to America, I think I'm going to choose the ship that Columbus sailed on( Santa Maria, right? ). Okay, so here goes...

Today Me and Mr. Columbus were talking about how much longer the trip would be, He said it would be within the next day! Mr. Columbus took me into his own private cabin to show me a map of the ocean and the surrounding land that we were sailing on. He gave me a lesson on how to know about how a person can find out about how many provisions you would need for a trip, it was so interesting.

When Mama called me to supper I was disappointed to leave Mr. Columbus, he was so much fun and so nice! But he told me I had better go to supper, so I went. Another reason why I liked spending so much time with Mr. Columbus was because I could get away from all of the people that were sea sick, and the horrible smell!

When I started out on the journey I learned that it was better not to look at the food, and to swallow your food as fast as you could, because it was awful! Also, you ate the same thing, morning and night! After supper I always went straight onto the deck, where there was fresh air. Because once I got sea sick after I ate my supper and I had stayed below deck. I also just loved the salty air blowing in my face, to hear the calls of seagulls, and to look out on God's miracle of, it seemed, never ending clear blue waves lapping against the ship. But I shall never forget that night, for when I went out and was looking over the ocean, I saw a tiny black dot, so tiny I thought I was seeing things as I always did. But soon after I had seen the little "imaginary dot" I heard the words I thought I would never hear, "land ho!". Could it really be true? Oh but it was! Because a few hours later we were boarding off the ship! 

I was so excited, but not just that we had reached land, of course I was excited about that, but I've got to admitt, it was worth the whole trip to see the look on Mr. Columbus's face! 

(Transforming... taking of petti coats and skirts, putting back on a t-shirt and pants...)So what did you think? That was so much fun writing that! I really did here the calls of sea gulls as I was writing that!     

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• Oct. 10, 2007
I really enjoyed reading your entry...

Posted by proverbsmomof3

I felt like I found a shipmates dairy and was reading their private thoughts. I think you did a good job with your creativity and imagination.

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• Oct. 11, 2007
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Posted by Debbles107

Great job, A!! I could hear the gulls too and smell that salt water! Excellent!

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• Oct. 13, 2007
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Posted by Anonymous

Nice work Annie. Isn't it fun to step back and imagine the thoughts and emotions people like Christopher Columbus and his shipmates? How about the Pilgrims? Can you imagine what the Native Americans must have been thinking when any of those people pulled up and had the audacity to claim the land as their own?
Keep writing, it is a great way voice to the things of which we don't give enough thought.

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• Oct. 13, 2007
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Posted by Anonymous

Sorry, I have a bad habit of doing that. The above comment was from me.

Love you!

Aunt Amy

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