The 24th We
Proceeded Along The Coast Till Noon, When The Wind Became Again
Contrary, And We Were Driven To The Coast, And Came To Lorma, 30 Miles
Beyond Sathan.
We rowed along shore against the wind on the 25th, and
came at evening to Yamboa[241].
This place affords provisions,
particularly fish and dates. Their water is kept in cisterns, and has to
be brought on camels from a place a days journey distant, as there are
no wells or springs. A days journey[242] inland from this place is a
large town named Medinah, or Medinat al Nubi, where is the sepulchre
of Mahomet, though commonly said to be at Mecca[243]. We remained at
Yamboa six days, and set sail at four o'clock on the 1st of May; but
after proceeding only 10 miles the wind became contrary, and we had to
anchor among some shoals, where we staid two days. During the 3d and
4th, we had to stand off and on, beating up against a contrary wind; and
so continued for six days, advancing only eight miles in all that
time. The 10th and 11th, the wind being still contrary, we made only 10
miles, and anchored in a different place. Proceeding along the coast on
the 13th, we came up with a galleon which left Zabid before the rest
of the fleet. The pilots name was Mikali, and some of those on board
belonged to the Venetian gallies of Alexandria.
[Footnote 241: Called Jombu in the edition of Aldus, and Jambut by
Rarmusio.
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