Day 116

The courage of explorers sailing into unknown waters made the Age of Discovery and the world's first global trade possible. But these bold merchants and seekers of new lands could not have gone far without learning how to manipulate the most basic element that made preindustrial motion on such a grand scale possible: wind.
In the tropics, Northern Hemisphere winds blow down from the northeast, while Southern Hemisphere winds blow up from the southeast. During Henry the Navigator's day in the 15th century, these currents were harnessed to launch Portugal's first foray into trade.
Back then, the southerly winds from Lisbon down to the west coast of Africa, upward toward the Azores and east back to Lisbon were thought of as a wheel upon which sailors could ride their ships. In the ensuing centuries, captains continued to seek courses that followed wind direction and learned that prevailing winds made some places easier to reach than others. Ships were thus funneled into trade routes. But it was not until the 18th century, when the mercantile fleets of England were crossing the Atlantic with regularity, that "trade winds" entered the lexicon, a name that fit their function.
The ocean's wind currents have left a long and lasting legacy. They not only pointed kings and explorers toward their empires; more profoundly, they laid the foundation for today's landscape of global trade.
Today we had room service breakfast, crafts, Baggo, Trivia, lunch in the restaurant, crafts and room service for dinner.Baca lagi