In the afternoon I walked down to the beach, to try to spear sting-ray, but the sea was rough, and I saw none.

In my ramble, I found plenty of the beautiful white clematis, so common both to the north and south of Sydney.
May 14 .-- I was again seized with illness, though I had been particularly careful in the quantity of flesh which I had used.

For many hours I suffered most excruciating pains; and after the violence of the attack was over, I was left very weak, and incapable of exertion.

Wylie was also affected.

It was evident that the food we were now living upon, was not wholesome or nutritious.