44 SANTA MAURA. RETURN TO CORFU. 



face of the earth the then existing, and prevented 

 the appearance of any succeeding, population ? 



Two of our party having heard that there were 

 a great many woodcocks, had taken their guns, 

 and had been well rewarded for doing so. The 

 whole country between Prevesa and Nicopolis is 

 beautifully wooded with olive and myrtle, afford- 

 ing most favourable ground for the birds them- 

 selves, as well as good walking for the sportsman 

 who is fortunate enough to be able to get at 

 them. 



A country boat which we hired took us, in about 

 two hours and a half, to Santa Maura, where 

 we were transferred to Captain Cunynghame's 

 yacht, which was waiting there to receive us, and 

 we then got under weigh for Corfu. On our ar- 

 rival there we took a guardian from the Health 

 Office, and, having laid in a stock of provisions, 

 and procured a boat for our dogs, we ran over to 

 the opposite coast, and anchored in a small land- 

 locked bay, called Pagagna, about nine miles 

 distant from the citadel of Corfu. There we re- 

 mained during the rest of our term of quarantine, 

 enjoying ourselves in several good days' wood- 

 cock shooting, the presence of our guardian pre- 



