At least, for this man the destination is not unknown. Still, that will be quite a task. I hope he has a “net” along the way.
Not least for the fish they’ll need to eat.
Might have been possible to do all sorts of crazy things with a substantially reduced incidence of hurricanes.
As far as cocaine and tobacco in mummies is concerned, that only "proves" New World expeditions to the Old World, not the other way around. Also proves the dope trade is difficult to erradicate.