about noon
The fugitives selected a favorable spot , and landed behind a headland that gave them a sufficient lee for the canoes . They had now reached a point where the coast trends a little to the eastward , which brought the wind in a slight degree off the land . This change produced no very great effect on the seas , but it enabled the canoes to keep close to the shore , making something of a lee for them . This they did about noon , after having lighted a fire , caught some fish in a small stream , killed a deer and dressed it , and cooked enough provisions to last for two or three days . The canoes were now separated again ; it being easier to manage them in that state than when lashed together , besides enabling them to carry both sails . The farther north they got the more of a lee was found , though it was in no place sufficient to bring smooth water . In this manner several more hours were passed , and six times as many more miles were made in distance .