Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0148
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Cape Turnagain
such as we us'd to see by 11 O'Clock Cape Turnagain was in sight which convincd every body that the land was realy an Island on which we once more turnd our heads to the southward
10. Stood along shore nearer the land than when we passd it before it made in low hills which seemd pretty well clothd with trees but at the bottom of them was lowish land making in tables, the topps of which were coverd with white sand that through the glass had much the appearance of ripe corn between these were a few vallies in which were wood & in one of these we saw a few houses. in the Evening the countrey rather mended upon us I suppose as many fires were seen by which I suppose it to be better inhabited.
11. Calm this morn 2 Canoes came off & sold us a few fish & some of their fishing hooks made upon a peice of wood, which I beleive serves instead of bait in towing as the mother of Pearl does on the Islanders towing hooks
light breeze the land did not look to so much advantage as when we passd it in our passage