Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0239
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April 1770. Towards New S. Wales
as now except between the tropicks all these uncommon appearances I myself can find no other method of accounting for than the uncommon lengh of time that the wind had remaind in the Eastern quarter before this which Possibly had all that time blown home from the trade wind & at the same time as it kept the Sea in a quiet & still state had brought with it all the Produce of the Climates from whence it came
14. A great dew this morn & Weather as calm as ever in the afternoon however a small breeze sprang up & increasd gradualy till towards night when a large quantity of Porpoises were seen about the ship.
15. Little or no Dew this morn the Breeze freshned & came to WNW. which soon raisd a sea Several flying fish were seen today tho I was not fortunate enough to see any of them yet they were seen by people who I am sure could not be mistaken after dinner a small Bird of the Sterna kind came about the ship much like the Sterna of New Zealand but browner upon the back it stayd a long time about the ship & seemd to me as if it had lost its way at night the wind moderated but with it came a kind of invisible spray or mist which thouroughly wetted my hair as I walkd the deck