Stretched out below them was the sandy shore, bounded on the right of the river's mouth by lines of breakers.

The rocks which were visible appeared like amphibious monsters reposing in the surf.

Beyond the reef, the sea sparkled beneath the sun's rays.

To the south a sharp point closed the horizon, and it could not be seen if the land was prolonged in that direction, or if it ran southeast and southwest, which would have made this coast a very long peninsula.

At the northern extremity of the bay the outline of the shore was continued to a great distance in a wider curve.