This consisted of fresh fish, coffee, cocoanuts, pineapples and bread fruits.

Abundance of this fruit was found on all the islands they visited.

On some of the islands they could not enjoy their nights in the cool hammocks, owing to the attacks of the malicious jigger spider and ferocious mosquitoes.
One day while at anchor over a coral reef at the southern part of Vequin, Torn Scott agreed to give Paul his first lesson in diving.

Tom had been feeling sick and feverish for some days so it made him willing to let Paul take his place for once.

He gave Paul full instructions how to act, especially warning him not to gasp in the compressed air, but to breathe naturally and easily.