On the third day of landing on Bird Mountain Island, it was still peaceful. Seabirds spread their wings in the blue sky, and whales surfaced and submerged in the light blue waves. In the yellow-brown island interior, there were bouncing antelopes, while on the edges, there were crawling desert tortoises. This was a peaceful natural sanctuary, filled with the songs and tranquility of all creatures.
For hundreds of years, the Sri people regarded Bird Mountain Island as their ancestral land, yet they never built villages or left behind any large structures. Perhaps this also had to do with the lack of water sources on the island, which was perpetually dry.
The old Militia Chiwaco led the fleet from south to north, circling half of Bird Mountain Island. MeKate confirmed once again that the island was about one hundred li in length and about sixty li in width.
