Much rain also in the days, though with some intervals of fair weather; but it seems this was the rainy season.
_Oct._ 20 .-- I overset my raft, and all the goods I had got upon it; but, being in shoal water, and the things being chiefly heavy, I recovered many of them when the tide was out.
_Oct._ 25 .-- It rained all night and all day, with some gusts of wind; during which time the ship broke in pieces, the wind blowing a little harder than before, and was no more to be seen, except the wreck of her, and that only at low water.

I spent this day in covering and securing the goods which I had saved, that the rain might not spoil them.
_Oct._ 26 .-- I walked about the shore almost all day, to find out a place to fix my habitation, greatly concerned to secure myself from any attack in the night, either from wild beasts or men.

Towards night, I fixed upon a proper place, under a rock, and marked out a semicircle for my encampment; which I resolved to strengthen with a work, wall, or fortification, made of double piles, lined within with cables, and without with turf.
From the 26th to the 30th I worked very hard in carrying all my goods to my new habitation, though some part of the time it rained exceedingly hard.
The 31st, in the morning, I went out into the island with my gun, to seek for some food, and discover the country; when I killed a she-goat, and her kid followed me home, which I afterwards killed also, because it would not feed.
_November_ 1 .-- I set up my tent under a rock, and lay there for the first night; making it as large as I could, with stakes driven in to swing my hammock upon.
_Nov._ 2 .-- I set up all my chests and boards, and the pieces of timber which made my rafts, and with them formed a fence round me, a little within the place I had marked out for my fortification.
_Nov._ 3 .-- I went out with my gun, and killed two fowls like ducks, which were very good food.

In the afternoon went to work to make me a table.
_Nov_.

4 .-- This morning I began to order my times of work, of going out with my gun, time of sleep, and time of diversion--viz.