Cook in Tahiti (1768) [ People / Places ]
… As soon as the Ship was properly secured I went on shore, accompanied by Mr. Banks and the other Gentlemen, with a Party of Men under Arms; we took along with us Owhaa—who took us to the place where the Dolphin watered, and made signs to us as well as we could understand … it hapned not to be fit for our purpose. No one of the Natives made the least opposition at our landing, but came to us with all imaginable Marks of Friendship and Submission. We Afterwards made a Circuit through the Woods, and then came on …
Friendship | Hospitality
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