When this was done I went down the ship’s side, and pulling them to me, I tied four of them together at both ends as well as I could, in the form of a raft, and laying two or three short pieces of plank upon them crossways, I found I could walk upon it very well, but that it was not able to bear any great weight, the pieces being too light.
Hecho esto, me fui al costado del barco y, tirando de ellos hacia mí, amarré cuatro de ellos por ambos extremos, tan bien como pude, a modo de balsa. Les coloqué encima dos o tres tablas cortas atravesadas y vi que podía caminar fácilmente sobre ellas, aunque no podría llevar demasiado peso, pues eran muy delgadas.