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June 29th. — Took
steamer to Manly Beach.
This beach is
much frequented by picnic parties.
There are two
bays on the side facing Sydney, both quiet and restful ; but by taking
a quarter of a mile walk, we come upon the shell-besprinkled shores of
a bay facing the blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean.
Page 133 The Legend of Hinemoa.
In the cool of
the evening she slipped away unnoticed by the tribe and her friends, and
travelled to a place named Owhata, intending to swim from this place to
Mokoia.
She had consequently
provided herself with taha, or calabashes, as floaters.
Plunging into
the lake, she swam towards the island, and whenever she felt weary, rested
on the calabashes.
After a lengthened
swim of three miles she succeeded in reaching Mokoia, but feeling cold
after her long continuance in the lake, she was glad to avail herself of
the warm bath on the margin of the island now called Hinemoa's Bath.
Page 178
The Hawaiians
had many games, chiefly out-door amusements, but now they have fallen into
disuse.
Amongst these
must be mentioned mokomoko, a method of boxing ; heenalu,
surf bathing, at which the natives of Hilo, on Hawaii, and the islanders
of Kauai excelled.
They are strong
swimmers, as the following will show : —
At the time of
the great tidal wave of 1 868, a native house was washed away seaward ;
inside of it was a man, but he being very powerful, forced his way out,
and wrenching off a board, which he used as a surf-board, he succeejded
in reaching the shore with the return wave, sailing on the top of a wave
fifty feet high!
Page 179 Native Love of Flowers.
Other games were
holua, sliding down hills on a board.
Konane,
draughts played with white and dark-coloured stones.
Ulu-maika,
a game similar to our bowls.
Pahu,
throwing darts along the ground at a mark.
Also throwing
a spear or iki, in which they were very proficient.
Hakookoo,
wrestling. Loulou, trial of strength by finger holding.
Lele-kowali,
swinging with a rope made of some strong creeper, a cross bit being made
at the bottom, on which they sat.
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The Five Threes- 33,333 Miles by Land and Sea. Holiday Notes Hamilton, Adams, and Co.,London, 1884. |
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