 Robert then escaped and found refuge with Andrianafarana, a rival Antandroy king.He then fled from this master as well and, travelling north through Bara country, he found the Onilahy river and followed it to St Augustine's bay, now the city of Toliara in south-west Madagascar, and the capital of the Fiherenana.Upon reaching the west coast, Robert was able to meet and socialise with a community of stowaways both black and white.