noon
I am not afraid of sharks , but what is a man to do with a shark in the open sea without a knife ? `` Towards noon there came rain I lay on my back and put my hollowed hands together , and caught enough to satisfy my great thirst . The rain did not last long . `` A little after noon I saw the land -- the island of Tog . It was but three leagues away . `` Then I swam into a great and swift tide-rip , which carried me to the eastward . It was so strong that I feared it would take me away from the island , but soon it turned and swept me to the westward .