State Library of NSW
[Page 166]
Rio de Janeiro
during our whole stay the Thermometer was never above 83 We had however a good deal of Rain & once it blew very hard I am rather inclind to think that this countrey has rather more rain than those in the same northern Latitude are observd to have not only from what happend during our short stay but Piso from Marcgrave who gives us metereological observations on this Climate for 3 years says that you may observe that it raind here in those years almost every other Day throughout the year but more especialy in May & June in which months it raind along without Ceasing
8. This morn at day break a dolphin was taken & soon after a shark appeard who took the bait very readily & during the time that we were playing him under the cabbin window it cast something out of his mouth that either was or appeard very like its stomack this it threw out & drew in again many times I have often heard from seamen that they can [continued on Page 179]
This page has its status set to Completed and is no longer transcribable.