86 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



blows hard from the southward, it is cus- 

 tomary to carry boats across this isthmus, 

 and to pull up under its lee. From Nor- 

 wegian Point to Limestone Bay the shore 

 consists of high clay cliffs, against which 

 the waves beat with violence during strong 

 southerly winds. When the wind blows 

 from the land, and the waters of the lake 

 are low, a narrow sandy beach is uncovered, 

 and affords a landing-place for boats. 

 The shores of Limestone Bay are covered 

 with small fragments of calcareous stones. 

 During the night the Aurora Borealis was 

 quick in its motions, and various and vivid 

 in its colours. After breakfasting we re- 

 embarked, and continued our voyage until 

 three P.M., when a strong westerly wind 

 arising, we were obliged to shelter ourselves 

 on a small island, which lies near the ex- 

 tremity of the above-mentioned peninsula. 

 This island is formed of a collection of 

 small rolled pieces of limestone, and was 

 remembered by some of our boatmen to 

 have been formerly covered with water. 

 For the last ten or twelve years the waters 



