1 1 z The Tfijlrejfes and Adventures 

 we tailed nothing but Plantains. On the 

 feventh, two Canoes being ready to depart, 

 we embarked therein, two of us in one 

 Canoe, and three in the other. We had 

 eight Indians to row iil each Canoe, in cafe 

 the Weather ftiould not admit of Sailing. 



In this Gulf of Fonfeca, Mapala, or A- 

 tnapala, are many Iflands, fome five, fome 

 fix, or feven Miles in Length, which afford 

 abundance of Coco Nuts and Plantains ; to 

 get which, on the fecond Day after our Im- 

 barkation, we landed on one of them, whilft 

 the Indians went to dive for Pearl. When 

 they returned, we made a great Feaft with 

 our Plantains, and their Pearl Oifters, which 

 are of a delicious Tafte, and eat better than 

 any Oifters I ever met with. We took care, 

 while we were on the Ifland, to roaft a good 

 Store of Plantains, and befides provided our- 

 felves with a fufficient Quantity of frefli 

 Water, to laft us the Voyage, we having 

 yet forty Leagues farther to fail. Thefe 

 Iflands are fo infefted with wild Beafts, that 

 no one ever ftays on them after Sun-fet. Jn 

 this Paflage, we had abundance of Rain, and 

 terrible Squals of Wind ) fo that very often 



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