Woods said much discontent was caused amongst the men by its being conceived that they were following a bad course; or, according to Ruston's expression, that "the steering was very bad." April 12.
They found a river with pools of water in coarse gravel in which they caught here two small fish, and travelled six miles through the scrub along a native path.
April 13.
They started and went down towards the beach.

The men cut and cooked some greens but found no water.

Travelled twelve or fourteen miles along the beach.
Sunday April 14.
They shot a pigeon, two red-bills, and a hawk.

In the afternoon it rained, and they travelled along the beach and got some cockles, and found a fine stream of water running out from under the rocks.

They then got under the scrub to keep the rain off, having made about eight miles.
April 15.
They again came out on the beach and kept along it.