Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0362
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Huahine
there were no fixd inhabitants upon it only the people of Otahite who went there for a few days to fish determind us to content ourselves with what we had seen & stand on in search of Urietea which he describd to be a well peopled Island as large as Otahite.
14. before Noon today two Islands are in sight which Tupia calls Huahine & Ulhietea both of them make high & large
15. Calm all last night this morn hazey so that no land is seen light breezes & calms succeeding each other all morn Our Indian often prayd to Tane for a wind & as often boasted to me of the success of his prayers which I plainly saw he never began till he saw a breeze so near the ship that it generaly reachd her before his prayer was finishd at sunset a pleasant breeze Owahine & Ulhietea very plainly seen
16. This morn we were very near the Island some Canoes very soon came off but appeard very much frightned one however came to us bringing a cheif & his wife who on Tupia's assurances of Freindship from us came on board they were like the Otahite people in Language dress tattow in short in Every thing Tupia has always said that the people of this Island & Urietea will not steal in which they indeed differ much from our late freinds if they only keep up to their Character
Soon after dinner we came to an anchor in a very fine bay calld by the natives Owalla and immediately went ashore.