Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0334
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Otahite
our freinds however are liberal in presents so that we make a shift to live without expending our bread which & spirits are the most valuable articles to us. Late in the evening Tubourai & Tamio returnd from Eparre bringing with them several presents among the rest a large peice of thick cloth which they desird that I would carry home to my Sister Opia & for which they would take no kind of return. They are often very inquisitive about our families & remember any thing that is told them very well.
25. Prayers today it being sunday soon after Potattow & polotheara came to see us
26. At 3 O'clock this morn Captn Cooke & myself set out to the eastward in the pinnace intending if it was convenient to go round the Island the weather calm & pleasant we rowd till 8 & then went ashore in a district calld Ohiana governd by a cheif calld Ahio who favourd us with his company to breakfast here we saw our old acquaintances Tituboalo & Hóona who carried me immediately to their House near which was placd the body of the old woman which was removd from Matavie on the 16th. This it seems was the estate which descended to Hoona by inheritance from her & it was on that account nescessary that she should be brought here. from hence we proceeded on foot the boat atending within call till we came to Ahidea the place where the Spanyards were said to lay we met with the cheif their freind Orétte whose brother Outorrou went with them our inquiries here were very particular & we were had