As you can see from the grandboys in the photo, the next stop at Jamestown Settlement, was to the replicas of the original settlers’ ships: the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery.
*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!
The ships traveled to Virginia using the favored southerly route across the Atlantic Ocean, taking advantage of trade winds and stopping at numerous islands to resupply.
Cramped, unsanitary conditions and unrelenting boredom created tension and conflict among the passengers.
After 6,000 miles at sea and the loss of only one passenger in the Caribbean Islands, the voyagers arrived off the coast of Virginia. On May 13, 1607, they decided upon Jamestown Island as the site for the new settlement.
In case you are wondering, as I was, the ships are painted as they might have been originally .
All three replicas are seaworthy.
I spied a couple of dugouts:
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With all our comfort in these days we can not image how hard it was!! And you did not know what will welcome you in this new country! They were all so brave!
Thanks for the history lesson. We have not the chance to get there. We saw some ships in Portugal some years ago.
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For the amount of people who traveled on these ships, I was very surprised at how small and cramped the ships are! You are right, Eva…we have so much comfort!
I bet Portugal was fun to visit! 🙂
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Very interesting! We are so spoiled now with all the luxury travel.
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We sure are, Donna! Although I admit, I dislike flying ( a necessary evil) and I don’t find it luxurious at all! Maybe I should imagine myself on one of these small ships the next time that I have to fly. 🙂
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I can’t even imagine a journey on a ship like this ~ yikes ~ it’s a wonder they even made it. And that bricked in well ~ omg!
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I agree…it is a wonder they made it! 🙂
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