Thus, by the time the deluge was fairly upon us, we were quite snugly ensconced.

We did not, however, remain in-doors throughout the whole of the day, but went in and out, hunting for food and catching game just as usual; the torrential rain which beat down upon our naked bodies being rather a pleasant experience than otherwise.

At this time we had a welcome addition to our food in the form of cabbage-palms and wild honey.
We also started building a catamaran, with which to navigate the river when the floods had subsided.

Yamba procured a few trunks of very light timber, and these we fastened together with long pins of hardwood, and then bound them still more firmly together with strips of kangaroo hide.
We also collected a stock of provisions to take with us--kangaroo and opossum meat, of course; but principally wild honey, cabbage-palm, and roots of various kinds.

These preparations took us several days, and by the time we had arranged everything for our journey the weather had become settled once more.