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Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships Hints

Now that the monkeys are gone, what do I do on the top?

  • 1 of 10: There isn't much to do here until you finish translating all of El Toro's journal.
  • 2 of 10: Once you've done that, read pages 3 and 4. Note the reference to the island's highest point? That's got to be the top of Bat Steep.
  • 3 of 10: For that, you'll need two things: Coucou's perch and the astrolabe from the chest in the wreck of the Caridad.
  • 4 of 10: Once you have both items, come back up here and put the perch in the hole you see, then put the astrolabe on the perch. After you look through it once and Nancy is startled --
  • 5 of 10: -- look at it again. Move the mouse to the outside and click to move the setting, then click on the middle to look through the telescope at that setting.
  • 6 of 10: If you want, you can look at every setting on the thing, all the way around the circle, to find two new locations in the ocean to check out. But there's a more efficient way to find them.
  • 7 of 10: Look on page 3 of El Toro's journal, where he shows the astrolabe in place. Move the needle on the astrolabe as he shows to find the two spots.
  • 8 of 10: To find Halfmoon Reef, start with the needle pointing north. Move the needle 40 points (that's four clicks) clockwise, then 90 points counterclockwise, then 150 points clockwise, then 60 points counterclockwise. That puts you at 40 points in the northeast quadrant. Look through the telescope to see the reef.
  • 9 of 10: To find Dove Isle, start with the needle pointing due east, Move the needle 20 points (that's two clicks) counterclockwise, then 80 points clockwise, then 10 point counterclockwise, then 110 points clockwise. This puts you at 70 southwest. Look through the telescope to see it, and more importantly, have Nancy see it.
  • 10 of 10: Once you've spotted both locations through the telescope, Nancy will be able to sail to those places and interact with them. (You could have sailed there before, but Nancy wouldn't stop before.)