In the narrow part of the egg, there is a narrow opening that leads into a nearly round cove. We used this as good, deep, safe harbor. But it nearly happened that we didn't visit this island, for it's surrounded on all sides by a nearly unbroken barrier called a reef. At the north of the island, just opposite the place where a large river runs out to the sea, there is a break in the reef that allowed us safe passage. In almost exactly the center of this island are tall mountains from which a stream flows south to the sandy beach.
Sandy beaches are to be found on the north, east, and south of the island.
On the west of the island are many great boulders and rocks. From the west of the island, we could see the green of another land across the water. The trees, birds, and other small animals on this island looked like nothing we know in Spain. There were many beautiful flowers, but we did not find any food here. Every plant seemed to taste bitter, as though it had drunk the seawater.