Identifier: transhimalayadis02hedi (find matches)
Title: Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952
Subjects: Tibet (China) -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., ltd.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e march. Wewanted no provisions, but Robert advised Ishe to take abag of tsaniba with him, lest he should have to wait toolong for his dinner. These two men took the oars when we put off. Theshelter of the cape was deceptive. Two minutes from thebank I tried to take a sounding, but the line made agreat curve before it reached the bottom, for the stormdrove the boat northwards. Then we fell upon anotherdevice : the boatmen had only to hold their oars in theair and let the wind carry the boat along. But alittle farther out we could not sail so easily, for the wavesystem of the eastern open part of the lake came intocollision with that from the west. Here the waves roseinto hillocks and pyramids, and had to be negotiated withthe oars. We rapidly drew near to the island, and itsrocks became higher and looked threateningly dark anddangerous. When we were close to the southern point Iperceived that it was impossible to land there. The bankof rubbish and blocks was very steep, and we and the
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ADVENTURES ON LANGAK-TSO 175 boat would have ^ been dashed in pieces in the foamingbreakers. The situation was critical. Robert wished toland on the lee-side of the northern point, but that wouldhave been risky, for the storm swept unchecked along thesides of the island, and if we did not get under the land atthe right moment we should be driven out into the openlake at a distance of two days voyage from the northernshore. We rocked up and down on soft green crystal. Isteered close to the eastern bank, where the waves werejust as high. Here we had no choice. I turned the bowtowards the land, and the men rowed for all they wereworth. A nasty billow threw us ashore. Robert jumpedout, slipped, and got a ducking. Ishe hurried up to helphim. Three billows broke over me before I got to land.We were all three drenched, but we were glad to havefirm ground under our feet, and to have reached the islandsafely in spite of the treacherous storm which might havedriven us past this open roadstead.

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