3 70 VOYAGE FROM WAIGIOU [chap, xxxvii. 



unfavourable wind stopped us altogether. One day, when 

 nearly clear, a contrary tide and head wind drove us ten 

 miles back to our anchorage of the night before. This 

 delay made us afraid of running short of water if we 

 should be becalmed at sea, and we therefore determined, 

 if possible, to touch at the island where our men had 

 been lost, and which lay directly in our proper course. 

 The wind was, however, as usual, contrary, being S.S.W. 

 instead of S.S.E., as it should have been at this time of the 

 year, and all we could do was to reach the island of Gagie, 

 where we came to an anchor by moonlight under bare 

 volcanic hills. In the morning we tried to enter a deep 

 bay, at the head of which some Galela fishermen told us 

 there was water, but a head-wind preventedus. For the 

 reward of a handkerchief, however, they took us to the 

 place in their boat, and we filled up our jars and bamboos. 

 We then went round to their camping-place on the north 

 coast of the island to try and buy something to eat, but 

 could only get smoked turtle meat as black and as hard 

 as lumps of coal. A little further on there was a plan- 

 tation belonging to Guebe people, but under the care of 

 a Papuan slave, and the next morning we got some plan- 

 tains and a few vegetables in exchange for a handkerchief 

 and some knives. On leaving this place our anchor had 

 got foul in some rock or sunken log in very deep water, 

 and after many unsuccessful attempts, we were forced 



