Shore Line at Last…
June 5, 2007
Land! The glorious sight is in view at last! This morning I awoke from my dreamless sleep only to hear the lookout exclaim “Land Ho!” I was afraid that I might bust out with childish cries of joy and excitement and embarrass myself in front of the crew. But I contained myself enough so that my jovial acts were hidden under the other noises of the ship hands.
Sailors were running to and fro, back and forth, and up and down along the deck making the preparations to land. The supplies closest to the top were brought up and readied to be carried ashore. I had never experienced so much commotion and energy other than on the field of battle itself. I can not wait to arrive and walk once again with solid earth under my feet. I will write again as soon as I get there so until then,
John Smith
Hello John Smith I see that you are very happy that you can see land at last. But I have some questions for you. What are you planning on doing when you get to my village? Also what tools did you bring for making buildings?
Well what we are first going to do when we get there is start with the construction of a settlement we are naming James Town after our king James 1. We brough hammers (used for pounding nails into wooden logs for buildings, etc.), nails (pounded into wood), saws ( for cutting down trees), shovels (for digging holes in the ground) and rock picks (to remove rocks in our way).