We now cooked some sting-ray fish (for the native with me had speared a second one,) and though it was coarse and dry, our appetites had been sharpened by our walk, and we thought it far from being unpalatable.
April 11 .-- Moving away long before daylight, we pushed steadily on, and about dusk arrived, after a stage of twenty-three miles, at the place where our stores were.

I found a much greater weight here than I expected, and feared it would be quite impossible for us to carry the whole away.

By the light of the fire, I threw out saddles, clothes, oil-skins, etc.

that we did not absolutely require, and packing up the remainder, weighed a bundle of thirty-two pounds for myself to carry, and one of twenty-two for the native, who also had a gun to take.

Our arrangements being completed for the morrow, we enjoyed our supper of sting-ray, and lay down for the night.
April 12 .-- To-day the weather was cloudy and sultry, and we found it very oppressive carrying the weight we had with us, especially as we had no water.