Literature
Autumn Leaves
There was no way to explain why certain islands seemed perpetually trapped in one season or another – one island might be literally frozen in eternal winter, while another might always blossom with new spring. It might be science or magic or some other force no one could explain, but usually those visiting such islands were of no mind to study whatever forces were at work here. Most often they were simply looking for a hiding place from the Navy, pirates, mercenaries, or all of the above, or simply needed a place to stop and rest or resupply on a long journey.
The island where the Drake Pirates disembarked from their ship, the Monte