These were tall, active men, but yet far from being the giants which the Spaniards had represented them, few of them being taller than a tall Englishman.

They were dressed in the scantiest clothing--the men wearing a short apron made of skin, with another skin as a mantle over one shoulder; the women wearing a kind of petticoat, made of soft skin.

The men carried bows and arrows and spears, and were painted strangely--one half the head and body being painted white, the other black.

Their demeanor was perfectly friendly, and Captain Drake, fearing no harm, walked some distance inland, and many of those not engaged in getting water into the boats also strolled away from the shore.
Among those who rambled farthest were Ned and Tom Tressilis, together with another gentleman adventurer, named Arbuckle.

When they left Captain Francis, the armorer, who had brought a bow on shore with him, was showing the natives how much farther our English bow could carry than the native weapon.
Wondering what the country was like beyond the hills, the little party ascended the slope.