We know many details of Magellan・s voyage , thanks to Anton- io Pigafetta , an Italian joined the expedition as chronicler , or reporter . He has left us a vivid account of winter at San Julian . There were , he reports , enough trees to provide timber for the construction of log cabins . These housed the crews while they cleaned and repaired the battered ships . Pigafetta also describes the wildlife , writing of ．goslings that are black and white and do not fly,・ and ．sea wolves with large teeth and no legs,. These were penguins and seals, the first ever to be seen by white men . The animals provided the members of the expedition with fresh meat ,oil for lamps and skins for extra winter clothing . Most fascinating of all is Pigafetta・s account of a race of takes its name of Patagonia - ．Land of the Big Feet・. ．One day・, he records , ．we saw on the shore a huge giant, compl- etely naked, who danced , and sang , all the while throwing sa nd and dust over his head . He was so tall that even the larg- est of us came only midway between his waist and his shoulder .・ Fifty-seven years later, Sir Francis Drake , exploring the same stretch of coast , also reported seeing men well over 2 metres (7 feet) tall. What has since happened to this race of giant people is a my- stery. According to Pigafetta, Magellan first made friends with them. He then made the mistake of trying to capture two of the giants to take back with him to Spain. There was a fight, dur- ing which one of his crew was killed, and the giants got away. Magellan, having lost their trust was afraid they might attack the expedition. That was why, despite the terrible winter weat- her, he gave orders to sail on.