The lake is a calm sea, and the White Sea opposite it is a sea of Banti or the Black Sea. And there is another sea called the White Sea, which is in the land of the Muscovites, and it is according to the pronouncements of geographers - our journey on this sea was on Wednesday, the fifth day of Ramadan, and we were presented with a warship. A fearsome one that instills terror in the heart of man, and a dignified craft that attracts the heart of the passenger, so that he becomes young in its midst, equipped with all that he needs of crafts and industries, containing instruments of war and medical supplies, and fortified with eighteen cannons. And its launch was on Thursday, the sixth day of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the wind was light at that time, so we sailed without feeling the journey, and we did not sin for that at all. Before boarding the sea, I had acted upon what some traveling scholars to Istanbul had told me about drinking large amounts of salty seawater, and he said it would ward off illness. And indeed, I did not suffer any pain, although when I boarded the ship, I was suffering from nausea, and I recovered from it with the journey and the movement of the ship. And perhaps the body is overcome with boredom. We continued to sail without great movement or disturbance for about four days, and after that the winds raged and the sea water churned, playing with phantoms and spirits. So most of us stayed on land. And we all pleaded for intercession on the day of illness. And the saying of some thinkers occurred to us, that the danger of sailing at sea is more severe than the danger of sitting with kings without knowledge and understanding. And the inclusion of our companion, the learned Safati, in the saying of Abu Nuwas was confirmed to us: "I saw all the gods surrounding, The sea maiden bowing for the sake of the king. So I swore by my life, I would never ride a ship, Nor travel the length of the highest visible gold. Except that he who relies on the Generous, Does not fear the calamity of the Great. And how good is the saying of whoever said."