Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0385
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Oheteroa
August 1769
10. Myself sick all day.
11. Tupia talks of an Island which he calls Manna he says that we shall see it tomorrow morning but points out its place upon our weather bow so we shall probably go to leward of it.
12. Get rid of sea sickness today. Tupias Island not in sight he tells us that it is Etópa (we are past it) for the same word is usd by them for the setting of the sun & the leaving behind of an Island he says however that tomorrow or next day we shall see another which he calls Oheteróa
13. At noon today high land in sight which proved to be Tupias Island of Oheteróa at night we were close in with it he sayd that there were many other Islands from south to south west of us most of their names beginning with Ohete none however were in sight
Many Albecores have been about the ship all the evening Tupia took one & had not his rod broke would probably have taken many he usd an Indian fish hook made of mother of pearl so that it servd at the same time both for hook & bait
14. Close under the land. A boat was sent from the ship in which Dr Solander & myself took a passage she rowd right in for the land on which several natives appeard armd with long lances The boat standing along shore not intending to land till she got round the next point made them (I beleive) think that we were afraid of them. The main body about 60