[hanamizu]

Food was always on the minds of the sailors.

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Close, but no. Water was the critical supply. As soon as half of the water butts were empty, the crew would have wanted to go back, since there was no assurance of fresh water ahead of them. Four days without water and you’re very nearly gone.

One reason it took so long for the Portuguese to sail around Africa was the lack of reliable watering places on the North African coast. And they kept the watering places top secret so other nations couldn’t copy their routes.

[morphing libertarian]

interesting

you might enjoy this about Magellan

https://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-World-Terrifying-Circumnavigation/dp/006093638X?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-osx-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=006093638X

Also i am starting 1491 a book about NA before the arrival of Columbus.