In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter VI - The dreaded Country

In which our intrepid travellers engineer a sturdy raft from the wreckage of their ill-fated ship and brave a perilous nine-mile journey toward the forbidding coast of New Zealand, navigating treacherous tides and uncertain winds with cautious hope. Despite the frailty of their craft and the haunting sight of a lost ship’s boat, they at last reach the feared shore, where they disembark with a mixture of relief and apprehension.