Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0285
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May 1770 Thirsty Sound
two men who followd the boat along shore a good way but the tide running briskly in their favour they did not chuse to stop for them at a distance from them far up the inlet they saw a large smoak at night they returnd & having found neither fresh water nor any other refreshment it was resolvd to leave this place tomorrow morn
31. Went out this morn the weather misty & rainy & fresh breeze; as we had found by experience that many sands & shoals lay off the coast a boat was sent ahead, at noon she made a signal for shoal water on which we came to an anchor the boats sounded & found a Passage on which we proceeded & at night came to an anchor under the shelter of an Island in the midst of Innumerable Islands rocks & shoals
1. In the night it raind & at times blew strong not much to our satisfaction who were in a situation not very desirable as if our anchor should come home or cable break we had nothing to expect but going ashore on some one or other of the shoals which lay round