In this occupation I was pleased to meet with the silver-bark tea-tree, another change in the vegetation, which still further convinced me that we were rapidly advancing into a more practicable country.
May 10 .-- The morning was spent in washing my clothes, cooking meat, and preparing to move on in the afternoon.

Wylie, who knew that this was his last opportunity, was busy with the skeleton of the horse, and never ceased eating until we moved on in the afternoon.

As we took away with us nearly a hundred pounds of the flesh, the poor horses were heavily laden for the condition they were in.

The scrubby and swampy nature of the country behind the shore compelled us too to keep the beach, where the sands were loose and heavy.

Our progress was slow, and at eight miles I halted.