232 SPORTING ADVENTURES 



this place, that one of our party was very nearly 

 added to the bag, whilst performing the flying 

 trapeze from tree to tree, and a brace of wild 

 turkeys which he had shot were lost from his 

 belt. 



Leaving this inhospitable coast in disgust, 

 we made sail and stood over to the eastern 

 shore of the Gulf, and anchored in Pinas Bay 

 the following day. This side of the Gulf is 

 far superior to the western in every respect, 

 the harbours are good, the water generally 

 smooth, and the scenery more beautiful. 

 Pinas Bay is an excellent harbour ; two lovely 

 islets, called the ' Sentinels,' guard the entrance, 

 and are a guide for making the port. The 

 harbour abounds with every description of the 

 finny tribe ; with one haul of our seine we 

 captured a most wonderful draught of fish, 

 the net was so full as to be in danger of 

 bursting, and several boat-loads had to be 

 taken out before it could be drawn ashore. 

 There must have been many thousands of every 

 size, shape, and colour, including the corvino, 



