Q2 Book Post2

Nicholas has been onboard the HMS Endeavour for a few weeksnow and finds out that they are going to put to sea soon on an important mission in the year 1768. Turns out, this ship is on a mission to circumnavigate the globe and arrive at an island called Tahiti, which is called Clipperton Island today. The purpose of getting to this island is to measure astronomical readings from the planet Mars. Nich is surprised that he stowed away on such an important boat. In the book, they are to be the first people to completely sail around the world with the captain named James Cook (the book is historical fiction and only some the elements are true). Nich plans with his hiders to come out after they have been at sea for a few weeks after leaving the Azore Islands. He will then have to hope that he will not be put off in Rio de Janeiro.