Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0342
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[Page 342]
Otahite
opend a large bay which being opposite to as large a one on the other side almost intersects the Island at the place over which they drag their canoes about 2 thirds down this bay we resolvd to lodge at a large house which we saw & which Mathiabo informd us belongd to a freind of his from this place many Canoes came off to meet us & in them some very hansome women who by their behaviour seemd to be sent out to entice us to come ashore which we most readily did & were receivd in a very freindly manner by Wiverou who was cheif of the district which was calld Owiourou he orderd his people to assist us in dressing our provisions of which we had now got a tolerable stock about 30 breadfruit some plantains & fish, enough to last us two days I stuck close to the women hoping to get a snug lodging by that means as I had often done they were very kind too much so for they promisd more than I ask'd but when they saw that we were resolvd to stay they dropd off one by one & at last left me jilted 5 or 6 times & obligd to seek out for a lodging myself Supper was by this time ready & we repaird to that part of the house where Wiverou was to eat it he sent for his at the same time & Mathiabo supping with us we made a snug party as soon as we had done we began to think of sleeping & askd for a bed we were shown a part of the house where we might lay we then sent for our cloaks & began to prepare ourselves myself as my constant custom was by stripping myself & sending my cloaths into the boat covering myself