11:30
Apparently the jealous orb did n't want to reveal this inaccessible spot on the globe to any human being . Yet I decided to return to the Nautilus . We went along a steep , narrow path that ran over the cliff 's summit . By 11:30 we had arrived at our landing place . The beached skiff had brought the captain ashore . I spotted him standing on a chunk of basalt . His instruments were beside him .