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thus mistaken for that of the harbour.' Separated from 
Opunohu by a high mountain^ is another capacious bay^ 
called^ after its discoverer^ Cookes harbour | it is equally 
convenient for anchorage with the former^ but is rather 
more difficult of access. 
On the north-eastern side of Eimeo, between the moun¬ 
tain and the sea^ is an extensive and beautiful lake_j called 
Tamai^ on the border of which stands a sequestered 
village^ bearing the same name. The lake is stocked 
with fish^ and is a place of resort for flocks of wild 
ducks^ which are sometimes taken in great numbers. 
The rivers of Eimeo are but small^ and are principally 
mountain stream which originate in the high lands^ roll 
down the rocky bottoms of the deep ravines^ and wind 
their way through the valleys to the sea. The mountains 
are broken, and considerably elevated, but by no means 
so high as those of Tahiti, which are probably 7000 feet 
above the level of the sea. 
We enjoyed a most delightful sail along the northern 
part of Eimeo, the next morning, and soon after twelve 
o’clock anchored in the spacious and charming bay of 
Opunohu, or, as it is usually called, by foreigners. The 
harbour of Taloo. 
Long before we anchored, Messrs. Bicknell, Wilson,. 
Henry, and Davies, came on board, followed by the 
other members of the Mission, who greeted our 
arrival with satisfaction. We accompanied them to 
the shore, and landed on the western side of the bay, 
in the afternoon of the 13th of February, 1817^ ^appy, 
under circumstances of health, and comfort, to enter 
upon our field of future labour, and grateful for the 
merciful providence by which we had been conducted 
in safety to the end of our long and eventful voyage. 
