Wednesday 2 November 1836

Nov^r 2^nd To-day the wind blew from the N.E. which enabled us to make some advance. As in course of tacking we frequently went within 2 or 3 miles of Kangaroo Island & as the weather seemed peculiarly inviting some of the young men of our party expressed a desire to land & walk across the Island by Cap^t Sutherland’s track. (The men resident in the Island assert that Sutherland never was across the island at all). Their wish being communicated to Cap^t Duff, he at once gave his consent, & a boat was lowered to convey them to the shore. Finding it impracticable to land at the gully discovered by Dillon, on the western coast, they pulled round to Cape Borda were [sic] the pedestrians were put ashore. In the evening the boat party returned bringing with them a rock-fish of most splendid colours, a pied shag, a boatswain, & an oyster-catcher! In the evening the wind freshened from the west giving us the anticipation of a speedy conclusion to our voyage.