It appears he may have stopped writing in his diary due to becoming ill while stuck at sea and due to being too busy with amending the boat's structure at the time.
I am not sure if this is an accurate answer. But based on his history, it seems plausible.
Chronological order is the method of sequencing or putting certain times and dates in order of when the happened from first to last.
"aunt" is a word that exclusively refers to a female sibling of one of your parents, and the only pronoun listed that is inherently feminine is "her," so A is the answer. hope this helped!