CHAPTER V 



WAPITAGUN 



AT last the wind changed to the southwest, 

 the sea fell noticeably, — "As winds for- 

 saking seas more softly blow," — and after 

 a brief and mosquito-filled night we were 

 safely off at three on the morning of July 14. 

 That was an eventful day, packed full with 

 interesting experiences. The wind compelled 

 us to sail oiTshore — au large — instead of 

 threading some delightful inland waterways 

 of which the captain had told us. The sun 

 rose clear and cold over a shore that, as we 

 advanced, grew higher and more bold in rocky 

 headlands. It was a great pleasure to feel the 

 gentle land breeze after so long a period of 

 raw sea-winds. As we joyously bowled along, 

 we passed Audubon Island, an irregular 

 rounded pile of rocks culminating in two prom- 

 inences perhaps one hundred and twenty-five 

 feet above the sea. The red of the granitic 

 rocks contrasted well with the faint tinge of 

 green vegetation that sparsely clothed the 



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