28 October 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 28 October 1769 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Joseph Banks's Journal Sydney Parkinson's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth 1769 References Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

28 October 1769 Saturday 28th Gentle breezes southerly and fine weather. Employ'd Wooding, cuting, of Broom stuff and maing of Brooms, there being a shrub here very fit for that purpose: and as I intendd to sail tomorrow in the morning some hands were employ'd picking of Sellery to take to sea with us, this is found here in great plenty and I have caused it to be boild with Portable Soup and Oatmeal every morning for the Peoples breakfast, and this I design to continue as long as it will last or any is to be got — because I look upon it to be very wholesome and a great Antiscorbutick. Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 131, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17691028.html