April 7,1513




I have been exploring this land for eleven days. There are many fresh water springs here but none that make me youthful. I have found many plants and animals in the marsh are of the everglades. I found many birds with long necks, plants whose roots rise from the surface of the water, and a green lizard the size of a man. Truly the honorable King Ferdinand will want to see this monstrous lizard. But the great resources of wood and fresh water will make colonization easy and will help the economy of Spain. I must leave this place today and head south around the island to hopefully find the island with the fountain of youth.

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