Either his goods were not in demand, or those who desired them had nothing to offer in exchange but fish, which he did not care to take.

And always he was told of a scarcity of food still farther north.

So the voyage had been continued in that direction along a coast that ever grew wilder, grander, and more inhospitable.
In the meantime Cabot was delighted at the opportunities thus given him for getting acquainted with the country, and made short exploring trips from every port at which they touched.

From some of these he came back sadly bitten by the insect pests of the interior, and from others he brought quantities of blueberries, pigeon berries that looked and tasted like wild cranberries, or yellow, raspberry-like "bake apples," resembling the salmon berries of Alaska.

Also he picked up numerous rock and mineral specimens that he afterwards carefully labelled.
Finally, when they had passed the last fishing station of which they had any knowledge, and had only the missions to look forward to, they were overtaken, while far out at sea, by a furious gale that sorely buffeted them for twenty-four hours, and, in spite of their strenuous efforts, drove them towards the coast.