So, after a great deal of time lost in searching for a stone, I gave it over, and resolved to look out for a great block of hard wood, which I found, indeed, much easier; and getting one as big as I had strength to stir, I rounded it, and formed it on the outside with my axe and hatchet, and then with the help of fire and infinite labour, made a hollow place in it, as the Indians in Brazil make their canoes.
Después de perder mucho tiempo buscando una piedra adecuada, renuncié a este propósito y decidí buscar un buen bloque de madera sólida, lo que resultó mucho más sencillo. Cogí uno tan grande como mis fuerzas me permitieron levantar y lo redondeé por fuera con el hacha.