CHAPTER XXI TAHITI, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, SAN FRANCISCO 316 Tahiti—Voyage to Hawaiian Islands—Oahu, with its capital Honolulu—Visit to Island of Hawaii—San Francisco—The Author returns to England. PART IV _THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE_—Continued _SAN FRANCISCO TO SOUTHAMPTON_ BY S. R. CHAPTER XXII SAN FRANCISCO TO PANAMA 335 Catching Turtle—The Island of Socorro and what we found there—The tale of a Russian Finn—Quibo Island—Suffering of the Natives from Elephantiasis—A Haul with the Seine. CHAPTER XXIII PANAMA TO JAMAICA 359 Navigation of the Gulf of Panama—Balboa and the City of Panama—Through the Canal—Cristobal—An Incapable Pilot—The Education of a Cook—A Waterspout—A Further Exciting Experience. CHAPTER XXIV JAMAICA TO SOUTHAMPTON 373 Jamaica, and the Bahamas—Bermudas—Azores—Preparing for Submarines—Southampton once more. EPILOGUE 389 ITINERARY OF THE EXPEDITION 392 INDEX 395 ILLUSTRATIONS AN EASTER ISLAND IMAGE (_Photogravure_) _Frontispiece_ PAGE PORTRAIT OF AUTHOR (_Photogravure_) x PART I FIG. PAGE 1. _MANA_ 3 1A. _MANA_, SECTION OF DECKHOUSE AND SALOON 6 2. PORTO SANTO 18 3. LAS PALMAS, GRAND CANARY 22 4. PORTO GRANDE, ST. VINCENT, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 27 5. A GROUP ON DECK 32 6. BAHIA DE TODOS OS SANTOS 38 7. THE NATIVE CART, ACO COVE, PORTO BELLO 49 8. S. AND AN OSTRICH 71 9. PUNTA ARENAS 74 10. RIVER SCENE, ST. NICHOLAS BAY 79 11. CAPE FROWARD, MAGELLAN STRAITS 80 12. THE GLACIER GORGE, PORT CHURRUCA 81 13. MAP OF MANA INLET 85