Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0355
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August 1770. Cape Grenvile
than formerly at noon we passd along a large shoal on which the boats which were ahead saw many turtle but it blew to fresh to catch them we were now tolerably near the main which appeard low & barren & often interspersd with large patches of the very white sand spoke of before; on a small Island which we passd very near to were 5 natives 2 of whoom carried their Lances in their hands they came down upon a point & lookd at the ship for a little while & then retird
20. Steering along shore as usual among many shoals Luffing up for some & bearing away for others we are now pretty well experiencd in their appearances so as seldom to be deceivd & easily to know asunder a bottom colourd by white sand from a coral rock the former of which tho generaly in 12 or 14 fathom water some time ago gave us much trouble the reef was still supposd to be without us from the smoothness of our water the mainland appeard very low & sandy & had many fires upon it more than we had usualy observd we passd during the day many low sandy Islands