Mount Bellamy
stands alone, with a bare south-east side, and Mount Nisbet just across
from here, behind which is Sogeri, so much dreaded by this people. On
all the ridges stretching away to the eastward from here behind Kapakapa
are natives. A woman, coming to have a look at us, spied our black dog,
Misi Dake, and off she went, climbing a tree, kit and all, quicker than I
ever saw a native climb before. We met a fine old patriarch in a stream
about two miles from here, and the meeting with our friend from Chokinumu
was most affecting, touching chins and falling into one another's arms
weeping. He sat down beside me with grave dignity, and the woman from
Chokinumu sat in front of him, chanting and weeping. We had strawberries
coming along, with little or none of the flavour of the home strawberry.
The raspberry bush is very abundant.
2_nd_.--Just after sunrise we had a great crowd up at the tent to have a
peep at us. At eight o'clock, we started for the summit of the
Astrolabe, to have a look at the sea.
Pages:
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179