was a man with very strong will power. He loved the sea, and that is why he started to go on a journey out in the ocean. At first, his parents did not wanted to him to go on a journey, especially out to sea, as his eldest brother, who was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of foot in Flanders, was "killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards" (page 1). His father gave him an excellent lecture and counsel against his plan, that middle life society is far the best way to live a life. As it would encounter the least amount ....