We therefore left our horses and proceeded.
The grass was most verdant, about the height of a field fit for the scythe in England, but not so thick.

From this the snipe arose at every twenty or thirty paces, although, the ground was perfectly dry.

Crossing a large meadow, and skirting the banks of the lake, from which the ducks and teal rose in large flocks, we entered a long neck of jungle which stretched far into the lake.

This was not above two hundred paces in width, and we soon emerged upon an extensive plain bordered by fine forest, the waters of the lake stretching far away upon our left, like a sheet of gold.

A few large rocks rose above the surface near the shore; these were covered with various kinds of wild fowl.