When the land was reached they would be the only ones who had ever set foot upon it.
What a story to relate when once they should return home!
The spirits of all were high.
The Explorer, being now upon the surface, could sail at a tremendous rate of speed.
Like a meteor the boat shot through the water.
Gradually the distant continent began to rise up out of the water.
It was not long before rocky cliffs could be seen, and above them tall trees and waving shrubs.
The Explorer every moment drew nearer, and now the land was in plain view.
The air was now so mild that the voyagers felt constrained to remove many of their fur garments.
There was not a particle of ice or snow to be seen.