Victor also explained how they used pine tar to protect the ship from salt water, a method dating all the way back to Noah’s Ark in biblical times. The four-legged animals were suspended in slings, as the rolling motion of the vessel would have easily broken their legs. There were two horses, cows, goats, pigs, and chickens. The crew slept uncomfortably on the crowded deck and rarely went below, as the cargo hold was full of animals. ![]() Cooking was done in a fire box located on decks in the bow of the ship. He explained to the students that the deck held barrels of water, oats, beans, rice, pickled beets, and salted meat and fish.
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