Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 22 May 1769 (Series 03.269)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Otahite' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
22 May 1769 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3006 / 307 |
| Transcript: |
22. This morning showery and cool, seemingly a good opportunity of going upon the hills. I went accompanied only by Indians, indeed all of them but one soon left me, he however accompanied me during my whole walk. The paths were very open and clear till I came to the woods but afterwards very bad, so much so that I could not reach the top of the lowest of the two high hills seen from the fort, which was all I intended. I was in some measure however recompens'd by finding several plants which I had not before seen, with which I returnd before sunset, and had Oborea, Obadee and Otheothea to sleep with me in my tent. |
