maietime

Introduction and Contents               Descendant: A. Maie The first leg of the journey had taken three weeks.  The second leg had taken much longer;   two months.   Nearing the end of the leg, on the 24 th July, the weather changed and it began to blow hard and squall.   A few days later the women’s caboose was carried away by the sea and other ships lost sails.   Perhaps these incidents contributed to Elizabeth’s and the other women’s restlessness and lack of cooperation during this period. ( Elizabeth Pulley Sets Sail II ) However the wind allowed the fleet to make time and on 2 nd August land was in sight. It was the Portuguese colony of Rio de Janeiro. [1]   Almost immediately the fleet was becalmed and it wasn’t for another four days that the ships entered the harbour.     the second leg to Rio de Janeiro (drawing A. Maie) Fresh food was immediately taken on board, the convicts receiving ‘fresh Beef and greens’.   Lt. Clark went ashore and found ‘Several Young o