Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0703
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June 1771. Passage Homewards.
& one black shearwater
8. Less wind Gulph-Weed 2 Tropick birds flying as before
9. Scarce any weed the water smooth as if there had been no wind for some time in these Lat.
10. Still Light winds & no sea very little weed
11. Rather more weed than lately quite calm so that I went out in the boat & took up many individuals of all the species mentiond before but nothing new
12. Water as smooth as in a harbour were we in an unknown sea we should build much on the probability of some Land in the neighbourhood Some Porpoises & Skipjacks were seen but very little weed
14. Light winds & smooth water two turtle were seen & a little Gulph-weed
15. Saw a small sloop which we soon outsaild & left behind No weed at all today
16. Spoke an homeward-bound Brazil-man & soon left him