you arent at the exploration point , i mean later you will have to - wait for iron and a long boat -karve is good on shorelines and rivers but dangerous in the open ocean - all you need now are copper and tin from your nearest black forrest -and cores found in caves... get gud with a bow and a mace,, maces crush skeletons in caves and later in the swamp - build base defences...... later when you have a long boat you can roleplay a sailor man very effectively and may need to to find swamps with crypts in them .....every couple real time days i set out in a long boat and sail for about a week in game time