We spent the night in the chief's house, and the next morning went over to the mainland to look out for a place where I could reside.

This part of Waigiou is really another island to the south of the narrow channel we had passed through in coming to Muka.

It appears to consist almost entirely of raised coral, whereas the northern island contains hard crystalline rocks.

The shores were a range of low limestone cliffs, worn out by the water, so that the upper part generally overhung.

At distant intervals were little coves and openings, where small streams came down from the interior; and in one of these we landed, pulling our boat up on a patch of white sandy beach.