1
00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,715
I awoke and found myself still tossing in the sea.

2
00:00:15,716 --> 00:00:23,385
The sun was rising behind Spyglass Hill, and from my perspective, I could see one side of the hill descending into the sea.

3
00:00:23,386 --> 00:00:32,025
This side of Spyglass was bare, with cliffs about fifty feet high and fallen rock spilling into the ocean at its base.

4
00:00:32,026 --> 00:00:39,090
I was about a quarter of a mile out at sea and my first thought was to paddle in, but I soon gave up that idea.

5
00:00:39,091 --> 00:00:43,686
"Just look at those huge waves crashing on the rocks," I said to myself.

6
00:00:43,687 --> 00:00:51,188
"I'll be dashed to pieces. Even if I could make it through the waves, I'd die trying to climb the cliffs."

7
00:00:51,189 --> 00:00:58,971
In addition to the waves and the rocks, there were strange monsters crawling together in large groups on the bigger, flatter rocks.

8
00:00:58,972 --> 00:01:08,283
They looked like giant soft snails, and when they roared, the rocky cliffs echoed. Some dove into the sea with loud splashes.

9
00:01:08,284 --> 00:01:14,793
I've since discovered they were harmless sea lions, but they were another reason I didn't want to land on that shore.

10
00:01:14,794 --> 00:01:18,964
"I'd rather starve at sea," I thought.

11
00:01:18,965 --> 00:01:24,677
I remembered that the map indicated that the Cape of the Woods was south of my position.

12
00:01:24,678 --> 00:01:30,534
The cape had a long stretch of yellow sand, and I felt I'd have a better chance landing there.

13
00:01:30,535 --> 00:01:38,187
The smooth, blue swells of the sea rose and fell, and lucky for me, my little boat rode them well.

14
00:01:38,188 --> 00:01:44,329
I lay still at the bottom of the boat and peered up at the big, blue waves rising close by.

15
00:01:44,330 --> 00:01:48,304
"Thank God for Ben Gunn's little boat," I thought.

16
00:01:48,305 --> 00:01:51,497
I sat up and tried to paddle a little.

17
00:01:51,498 --> 00:01:59,824
Immediately, the movement made the boat unsteady, and it ran straight down a steep slope of water, striking the next wave nose first.

18
00:01:59,825 --> 00:02:04,619
Drenched and terrified, I quickly lay back down again.

19
00:02:04,620 --> 00:02:08,746
"I'll never reach land!" I cried, frightened.

20
00:02:08,747 --> 00:02:12,982
But the boat instantly righted itself among the surging waves.

21
00:02:12,983 --> 00:02:21,701
"I mustn't panic," I told myself. "If I don't disturb the boat's balance, I can paddle over one side in between swells."

22
00:02:21,702 --> 00:02:26,369
It was slow and tiring work, but I made progress.

23
00:02:26,370 --> 00:02:33,380
Even though I was still too far out from Cape of the Woods to land, I knew I'd surely hit the beach at some point.

24
00:02:33,381 --> 00:02:42,420
But I was tortured by thirst. The harsh sun on my body and the sea salt on my lips made my throat burn and my brain ache.

25
00:02:42,421 --> 00:02:47,689
The trees on the beach looked so close, and I felt sick with longing.

26
00:02:47,690 --> 00:02:51,439
Then suddenly I saw a familiar sight.

27
00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,516
Not half a mile away, the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> was sailing north.

28
00:02:56,517 --> 00:03:00,900
"I don't care if they capture me," I thought. "I need water."

29
00:03:00,901 --> 00:03:06,582
The <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font>'s beautiful, white canvas sails shone like silver in the sun,

30
00:03:06,583 --> 00:03:14,480
and I guessed that the men on board were sailing around the island and back to the anchorage. But soon, the ship turned westward.

31
00:03:14,481 --> 00:03:19,270
"They see me," I thought. "They're turning around to pick me up."

32
00:03:19,271 --> 00:03:25,027
But then the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font>'s sails suddenly lost the wind, and the ship stood there, helpless.

33
00:03:25,028 --> 00:03:28,926
"Stupid fellows," I said. "They're still drunk."

34
00:03:28,927 --> 00:03:38,714
A breeze came up and the sails gradually filled again; the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> sailed swiftly for a minute, and then once more lost the wind.

35
00:03:38,715 --> 00:03:48,739
This happene again and again, to and fro, up and down, north, south, east, and west, as the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font>'s sails flapped idly.

36
00:03:48,740 --> 00:03:54,922
"Nobody's steering!" I realized. "If I can board the ship, I can return it to the captain.

37
00:03:54,923 --> 00:03:59,691
And there's drinking water on board! I can taste it already."

38
00:03:59,692 --> 00:04:06,472
The thought of a cool drink motivated me to try to reach the ship, so I sat up and started paddling.

39
00:04:06,473 --> 00:04:10,221
I had to stop and bail water out of the boat occasionally,

40
00:04:10,222 --> 00:04:17,578
but I swiftly learned to glide through the waves, with only occasional blasts of water and foam hitting me in the face.

41
00:04:17,579 --> 00:04:25,947
I quickly neared the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> and could see that even though the ship was jerking back and forth, no one appeared upon her decks.

42
00:04:25,948 --> 00:04:31,714
"She must be deserted," I thought. "If not, the men are lying drunk below.

43
00:04:31,715 --> 00:04:34,771
When I get on board, I'll lock them in the cabin."

44
00:04:34,772 --> 00:04:40,369
At last, the wind died down, and the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> revolved slowly in the current.

45
00:04:40,370 --> 00:04:45,748
The stern cabin window was still open, and the lamp over the table was still burning.

46
00:04:45,749 --> 00:04:49,588
The mainsail drooped like a limp rag.

47
00:04:49,589 --> 00:04:55,660
"Finally the ship has stopped," I said to myself, relieved. "Now I can board her."

48
00:04:55,661 --> 00:05:04,055
But one second later, the wind started up again, and the next thing I knew, the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> was sailing straight toward me!

49
00:05:04,056 --> 00:05:08,313
"I'll be crushed!" I cried out. "Help me!"

50
00:05:08,314 --> 00:05:15,579
No one answered; no one was there, so I closed my eyes and waited for death.

51
00:05:15,580 --> 00:05:22,412
Miraculously, at the last moment, the ship suddenly turned a few feet to the right from its lethal course;

52
00:05:22,413 --> 00:05:26,618
this movement brought the huge vessel right up next to me.

53
00:05:26,619 --> 00:05:31,944
The <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font> looked immensely tall from my low position in Ben Gunn's boat.

54
00:05:31,945 --> 00:05:39,749
But within moments, a huge swell rose up underneath me, and the ship's bowsprit was right over my head.

55
00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:49,863
Without thinking, I leaped. I grabbed onto the long pole sticking out from the front of the ship with one hand and wedged my foot between two ropes.

56
00:05:49,864 --> 00:05:57,731
As I clung there, panting, a dull and sickening thud told me that the ship had struck and crushed Ben Gunn's boat.

57
00:05:57,732 --> 00:06:07,166
I was saved, but now I had no way to get off the <font color="#ffff00"><i>Hispaniola</i></font>.