eleven o’clock
The raft was firmly moored to the nearest rocks . The ladies were carried to land without wetting a fold of their dresses , and soon the whole party , with their arms and provisions , were finally landed on these much dreaded New Zealand shores . GLENARVAN would have liked to start without an hour 's delay , and follow the coast to Auckland . But since the morning heavy clouds had been gathering , and toward eleven o'clock , after the landing was effected , the vapors condensed into violent rain , so that instead of starting they had to look for shelter . Wilson was fortunate enough to discover what just suited their wants : a grotto hollowed out by the sea in the basaltic rocks . Here the travelers took shelter with their arms and provisions . In the cave they found a ready-garnered store of dried sea-weed , which formed a convenient couch ; for fire , they lighted some wood near the mouth of the cavern , and dried themselves as well as they could .