Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 23 October 1769 (Series 03.424)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Tolaga Bay' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
23 October 1769 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 58 |
| Transcript: |
23. This morn found ourselves gone backwards, Tegadu bay which we left yesterday was now to windward of us. Several canoes came alon[g]side and told us that there was a small bay to leward of us where we might anchor in safety and land in the boats without a surf where there was fresh water; we followd their directions and they soon brought us into a bay calld Tolaga where at 1 we anchord. Many Canoes came from the shore and all traded for fish, curiosities &c. very honestly. After dinner we went ashore and found as they had told us a small cove where the boat might land without the least surf, and water near it, so the Captn resolvd to wood and water here. |
