noon
Rock Rodondo occupies , on a large scale , very much the position which the famous Campanile or detached Bell Tower of St. Mark does with respect to the tangled group of hoary edifices around it . Ere ascending , however , to gaze abroad upon the Encantadas , this sea-tower itself claims attention . It is visible at the distance of thirty miles ; and , fully participating in that enchantment which pervades the group , when first seen afar invariably is mistaken for a sail . Four leagues away , of a golden , hazy noon , it seems some Spanish Admiral 's ship , stacked up with glittering canvas . Sail ho ! Sail ho ! Sail ho !