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55.
Octr. 1769.  Tolaga Bay

tho the wind was foul so the whole day was spent in turning to windward

23. This morn find ourselves gone backwards  Tegadu bay which we left yesterday was now to windward of us  Several canoes came alonside & told us that there was a small bay to leward of us where we might anchor in safety & land in the boats without a surf where there was fresh water   we followd their directions & they soon brought us into a bay calld Tolaga where at 1 we anchord   many Canoes came from the shore & all traded for fish  curiosities &c. very honestly   after dinner we went ashore & found as they had told us a small cove where the boat might land without the least surf  & water near it so the Captn resolvd to wood & water here

24. This morn Dr Solander & myself went ashore botanzing & found many new plants  the people behavd perfectly well   not mixing with or at all interrupting our people in what they were about but on the contrary selling them whatever they had for Otahite cloth & Glass bottles of which they were uncommonly fond

in our walks we met with many houses in the vallies that seemd to be quite deserted  the people livd on the ridges of hills in very slight built houses or rather shedds  for what reason they have left the vallies we can only guess  maybe for air  but if

 

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