I therefore hauled and named the point of land Point Danger.

In getting to the eastward I could not find any shelter nor any place where there was a likelihood of anchoring but from the number of little juts and low points of land further to the north and east I was determined to try if any such place could be got.
"I never saw a finer country, the valleys appeared to have plenty of fresh water meandering through them.

At 11 A.M.I ordered the boats out manned and armed, and went in search of a place to land or anchor in.

We got within a cable's length and a half of the beach, but finding the surf breaking heavy I deemed it not prudent to attempt a landing.

The shore was a sandy beach with small rocks interspersed here and there.