In a few more steps I was at his side. To my great surprise a half-finished raft was already lying on the sand, made of a peculiar kind of wood, and a great number of planks, straight and bent, and of frames, were covering the ground, enough almost for a little fleet.
Con gran sorpresa mía, contemplé sobre la arena una balsa, ya medio terminada, construida con vigas de una madera especial: y un gran número de maderos de curvas y de ligaduras de toda especie cubrían materialmente el suelo. Había allí para construir una flota entera.