Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0340
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Cape Flattery
The point we went upon was sandy & very Barren so it affforded very few plants or any thing else worth our observation the Sand itself indeed with which the whole countrey in a manner was coverd was infinitely fine & white but till a glass house was built here that would turn to no account we had the satisfaction however to see that what was taken for land round us provd only a number of Islands to one very high one about 5 leagues from the Land the Captain resolvd to go in the Boat tomorrow in order to see whether the grand reef had realy left us or not
11. as propos'd yesterday the Captn went today to the Island which provd 5 leagues off from the ship I went with him in going out we passd over 2 very large shoals on which we saw great plenty of Turtle but we had too much wind to strike any. The Island itself was high we ascended the hill & when we were at the top saw plainly the Grand Reef still extending itself Paralel with the shore at about the distance of 3 leagues from us or 8 from the main through it were several channels exactly similar to those we had seen