_ 33 _ We left that place on Saturday, 24 February, and sailed out to sea. Then the following night we again withdrew far from the coast, which was very attractive, and sailed to the east. On the Sunday we proceeded to the northeast, and when the hour of vespers came we discerned three small islands out at sea. Two of them had extensive forests and the other was bare and smaller. The distance between each one was about four leagues. Because it was night we turned out to sea and passed them by. The next day we continued on our journey and sailed for six days on the open the sea, while at night we lay to. On Thursday evening, 1st March, we caught sight of some islands and the mainland ahead but, because it was late, we moved out to sea and lay to till morning. Then we moved on to the next country. On Friday morning when Nicolau Coelho tried to enter the bay, he mistook the channel and noticed some sandbanks. While putting about towards the other ships that were following, he saw a sailing boat approaching from the village behind the island. This promptly went to help the captain and his brother. We, meanwhile, allowed ourselves to drift out to sea because we needed to anchor.
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