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"All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented by variable winds."
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"Adventure Bay is a convenient and safe place for any number of ships to take in wood and water during the summer months: but in the winter, when the southerly winds are strong, the surf, on all parts of the shore, makes the landing exceedingly troublesome."
Adventure
"In our passage from the Cape of Good Hope the winds were mostly from the westward with very boisterous weather: but one great advantage that this season of the year has over the summer months is in being free from fogs."
Hope
"All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented by variable winds."
Adventure
"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."
Geography
"The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge."
Science
"Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution."
Politics
"Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound."
Poor
"The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage."
Nature
"Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price; but the superior quality was fifteen pounds; and some of this was not much inferior to the best London Madeira."
Quality
"This was the first day of our beginning to take up plants: we had much pleasure in collecting them for the natives offered their assistance and perfectly understood the method of taking them up and pruning them."
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"Where's your sense of misadventure?"
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"Between giant spiders and meeting Edmund Ellis did I have a chance, Ms Rainn?"
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"Onward, then! To glory and some such nonsense."
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"The old man knew he was going far out and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean."
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"An unknown road will always lead somewhere where you haven't been before."
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"I certainly hadn't expected to walk away from today's trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon."
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"The glamorous colors of the sunset is inviting me, I must go and enjoy the rewards of life."
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"On any given day, Ossifar Distana carried around 5000 passengers, the actual figure varying slightly depending on where she was on the vast elliptical cruise that took her around the Terran Empire. When she entered the system she carried 4984 passengers, 500 crew, one dead body and one very puzzled Captain."
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