ThepartwesleptatoppositeMvaiwasnamedPaudio，andwasevidentlyacontinuationofthedistrictofoneofourstationsontheShire，atwhichobservationsforlatitudewereformerlytaken。
LeavingPaudio，wehadKirk\'sRangecloseonourleftandatleast3000feetaboveus，andprobablynotlessthan5000feetabovethesea。Fartoourrightextendedalonggreenwoodedcountryrisinggraduallyuptoaridge，ornamentedwithseveraldetachedmountains，whichboundedtheShireValley。Infront，northwards，layavalleyasrichandlovelyasweeversawanywhere，terminatingatthemountains，which，stretchedawaysomethirtymilesbeyondourrangeofvisionandendedatCapeMaclear。Thegroupsoftreeshadneverbeensubjectedtothelandscapegardener\'sart；buthadbeencutdownmercilessly，justassuitedtheconvenienceofthecultivator；yetthevariouscombinationsofopenforest，slopingwoodland，grassylawns，andmassiveclumpsofdarkgreenfoliagealongtherunningstreams，formedasbeautifulalandscapeascouldbeseenontheThames。ThisvalleyisnamedGoaorGova，andaswemovedthroughitwefoundthatwhatwassmoothtotheeyewasverymuchfurrowedbyrunningstreamswindingroundinnumerableknolls。Theselittlebrookletscamedownfromtherangeonourleft，andthewaterwasdeliciouslycool。
WhenwecameabreastofthepeakChirobve，thepeoplewouldnolongergiveusguides。Theywereafraidoftheirenemies，whosedwellingswenowhadonoureast；and，proceedingwithoutanyonetoleadus，ortointroduceustotheinhabitants，wewereperplexedbyallthepathsrunningzigzagacrossinsteadofalongthevalley。Theyhadbeenmadebythevillagersgoingfromthehamletsontheslopestotheirgardensinthemeadowsbelow。Toaddtoourdifficulties
therivuletsandmountain-torrentshadworngulliessomethirtyorfortyfeetdeep，withsteepsidesthatcouldnotbeclimbedexceptatcertainpoints。Theremaininginhabitantsontheflankoftherangewhentheysawstrangerswindingfromsidetoside，andoftenattemptingtocrossthesetorrentbedsatimpossibleplaces，screamedouttheirshrillwar-alarm，andmadethevalleyringwiththeirwildoutcries。Itwaswar，andwaralone，andweweretoodeepdowninthevalleytomakeourvoicesheardinexplanation。Fortunately，theyhadburnedoffthelonggrasstoagreatextent。Itonlyhereandtherehidthemfromus。Selectinganopenspot，wespentanightregardedbyallaroundusasslave-hunters，butwereundisturbed，thoughtheusualwayoftreatinganenemyinthispartofthecountryisbynightattack。
Thenightsatthealtitudeofthevalleywerecool，thelowesttemperatureshownbeing37degrees；at9a。m。and9p。m。itwas58